Serruria altiscapa explained

Serruria altiscapa,^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

The plant grows at elevations of 700m-1250mm (2,300feet-4,100feetm).^[2] It occurs with Serruria elongata.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Serruria altiscapa Rourke . 2021-12-12 . www.gbif.org . GBIF.
2. Web site: Threatened Species Programme SANBI Red List of South African Plants . redlist.sanbi.org . 12 December 2021.
3. Book: Flowering Plants of Africa . 2009 . 61 . 12 December 2021.
4. Rourke . J. P. . Three new species of Serruria (Proteaceae) from the southwestern Cape . Bothalia . 10 October 1994 . 24 . 1 . 1–7 . 10.4102/abc.v24i1.743. free .