Serruria elongata R.Br.

Long-stalk spiderhead (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Serruria

Characteristics

An erect shrub 0.7-1.5 m tall, 0.8 m across. Main stem 15 mm in diameter. Leaves whorled below flowerhead stalk, curved upwards, 50-150 mm long, 50-70 mm wide, hairless, dissected, with 60-70 rounded tips with fine points; stalk 20-50 mm long. Flowerhead rounded to flat-topped, 200-380 mm long, 60-120 mm across, lax, comprising 5-25 headlets of 15-25 flowers each, with a sweet scent; flowerhead stalk 150-310 mm long. Involucral bracts absent. Floral bracts hairless. Perianth pink, with short, adpressed, silver, silky hairs. Style straight, 7-11 mm long. Pollen presenter club-shaped, 1 mm long. Flowers: July to October.
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Erect shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves whorled above, dissected, fleshy, 50-150 mm long. Flower heads several, on a long peduncle, adpressed-hairy, silvery pink, fragrant, style 7-11 mm long, pollen presenter club-shaped, involucral bracts absent.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Soil texture 5-6
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Images

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Distribution

Serruria elongata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Serruria elongata threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:706525-1
WFO ID wfo-0001106609
COL ID 4WY45
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Protea thyrsoides Leucadendron elongatum Serruria crithmifolia Serruria elongata