Serruria Explained

Serruria, or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.^{[1] [2]}

Names

Serruria was named in honor of, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth century. It is called spiderhead in English and spinnekopbos in Afrikaans, because of the silky, finely divided leaves looking like they are covered in spiders webs.

Selected species

Species include:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SANBI PlantZAfrica.com. Serruria fasciflora.
2. Book: Manning, John. 2013. Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. 978-1920544867.
3. Web site: African plants database . 2008-04-12 .