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Pin Spiderheads - Serrurias
Shiny Spiderhead - Serruria candicans
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Habit: Erect shrub up to 0.8m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - December Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, known from 3 locations Habitat: Granite and sandy soils fynbos/renosterveld ecotone, 60-160m Distribution: Elandskloof to Slanghoek Mountains and Paardeberg (Malmesbury) |
Common Pin Spiderhead - Serruria fasciflora
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Habit: Erect to sprawling shrub up to 0.9m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year round, mainly May - December Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Varied, 0-610m Distribution: Hopefield Flats and Slanghoek Mountains to Potberg, Riversonderend Mountain, Langeberg and Outeniqua Mountains |
Snowball Spiderhead - Serruria kraussi
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Habit: Erect shrub up to 1m 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 Habitat: Granite and sandstone soils,180-460m Distribution: Hottentots-Holland Mountains from Jonkershoek to Helderberg |
Mat Spiderhead - Serruria viridifolia
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Habit: A shrub forming mats up to
0.1m 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: Rare, scattered plants beneath other shrubs Habitat: Deep sands on sandstone slopes, 800-1100m Distribution: Jonaskop to Wolfieskop in the Riviersonderend Mountains |
Matchstick Spiderhead - Serruria zeyheri
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Habit: A rounded shrub up to
0.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, rarely encountered and relatively unknown Habitat: Moist sandstone and peaty slopes, 760-1220m Distribution: Du Toits Kloof to Riversonderend Mountains, possibly Groenland Mountains |
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