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Curly Spiderheads - Serrurias
Kleinmond Spiderhead - Serruria adscendens
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Habit: A rounded shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, a social species Habitat: Sandstone soils, 0-950m Distribution: Hottentots-Holland and Groenland Mountains to Klein River Mountains |
Lost Spiderhead - Serruria collina collina
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Habit: A sprawling shrub up to 0.1m tall Fire survival: Resprouts after fire from an underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable as a result of alien acacias, known only from a single population on the top of Karbonkelberg Habitat: Sandstone soils, 500m Distribution: Karbonkelberg on the Cape Peninsula Note: This is a photograph taken from the Karbonkelberg population which is more upright and less robust than the southern subspecies |
Lost Spiderhead - Serruria collina flagellaris
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Habit: A robust sprawling shrub up to 0.1m
tall Fire survival: Resprouts after fire from an underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable as a result of alien acacias, known from 4 populations Habitat: Sandstone soils, 150-500m Distribution: Southern Cape Peninsula Note: This is a photograph taken from the Rooikrans population which is more sprawling and more robust than the northern subspecies |
Sandveld Spiderhead - Serruria decipiens
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Habit: A rounded shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status:Not threatened, still common north of Cape Town in dense colonies Habitat: Sandstone and sandy soils, 0-250m Distribution: Sandveld, Hopefield and Cape Flats, Piketberg and Olifants River Mountains |
Cluster Spiderhead - Serruria glomerata
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Habit: Erect shrub up to 0.4m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Locally common in dense isolated stands Habitat: Sandy soils, 0-330m Distribution: Cape Peninsula and Cape Flats |
Fluted Spiderhead - Serruria nervosa
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Habit: Low, erect shrub 0.3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, locally abundant as scattered plants Habitat: Calcareous and acid sands, 20-100m Distribution: Klein River Mountains to Elim Flats and seawards |
Piketberg Spiderhead - Serruria "piketbergensis"
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Habit: A rounded shrub up to
0.3m tall Fire survival: Resprouts after fire from an underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Sandstone and sandy soils, 0-250m Distribution: Piketberg and Olifants River Mountains Note: A possible new species but similar to Serruria decipiens |
Short-leaf Spiderhead - Serruria roxburghii
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Habit: An erect shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Endangered due to agriculture, 5 localities known Habitat: Sandy patches, 120-160m Distribution: Paarl Mountain, Paardenerg (Malmesbury) and Riebeek-Kasteel |
Red-stem Spiderhead - Serruria rubricaulis
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Habit: Low, erect shrub 0.3m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from an underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, locally abundant as scattered plants Habitat: Calcareous and acid sands, 20-100m Distribution: Klein River Mountains to Elim Flats and seawards |
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