Serruria altiscapa,[2] the stately spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs at Blokkop in Villiersdorp as far as the Hottentots-Holland Mountains.[3][4]
| Serruria altiscapa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Serruria |
| Species: | S. altiscapa
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| Binomial name | |
| Serruria altiscapa Rourke
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The plant grows at elevations of 700–1,250 m (2,300–4,100 ft).[3] It occurs with Serruria elongata.[5]
References
edit- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Raimondo, D.; Helme, N.A. (2020). "Serruria altiscapa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113230326A185591734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113230326A185591734.en. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Serruria altiscapa Rourke". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ a b "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Flowering Plants of Africa (PDF). Vol. 61. 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Rourke, J. P. (10 October 1994). "Three new species of Serruria (Proteaceae) from the southwestern Cape". Bothalia. 24 (1): 1–7. doi:10.4102/abc.v24i1.743.