Serruria incrassata H.Buek ex E.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Serruria

Characteristics

A prostrate shrub with creeping stems and a root-stock, 0.1 m tall, up to 1 m across. Leaves pointing vertically from a horizontal stem, 25-50 mm long, 10-15 mm wide, with crispy hairs, dissected, with 20-30 tips with round calluses; stalk 10-15 mm long. Flowerhead globose, 10-20 mm across, 1-5 per branch, comprising a solitary headlet of 20-30 flowers, with a strong sweet scent; flowerhead stalk curving upward, 25-75 mm long, hairless. Involucral bracts ovate, margin hairy, overlapping. Perianth pink, with long, adpressed, silver, silky hairs. Style hairless, curving inward, 9-12 mm long. Pollen presenter 1 mm long, club-shaped, slightly knee-bent at base.
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Sprawling, resprouting shrublet to 0.1 x 1 m. Leaves dissected, crispy hairy, 25-50 mm long. Flower heads solitary, adpressed silvery pink, fragrant, style 9-12 mm long, pollen presenter club-shaped, involucral bracts ovate with silky margins.
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Distribution

Serruria incrassata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Serruria incrassata threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:706555-1
WFO ID wfo-0001106628
COL ID 4WY4R
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Synonyms

Serruria incrassata Serruria delphiniifolia