Serruria aemula
Serruria aemula is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa. It is known by the common name of strawberry spiderhead.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Serruria |
Species: | S. aemula |
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Serruria aemula Salisb. ex Knight | |
This plant used to occur in large numbers on the Cape Flats of Cape Town. Unfortunately its natural habitat now lies under urban sprawl so only a few plants survive on patches of road-side. Several of its subspecies are now in fact extinct in the wild, surviving only in botanical gardens.[1]
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References
- "Serruria aemula". www.plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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