Serruria (Curly Spiderheads)

Genus: Serruria (curly spiderheads)

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54 species native to southern Africa

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).

Serruria acrocarpa (Common rootstock spiderhead)
Serruria adscendens (Kleinmond spiderhead)
Serruria aemula (Strawberry spiderhead)
Serruria aitonii (Marshmallow spiderhead)
Serruria altiscapa (Stately spiderhead)
Serruria balanocephala (Acorn spiderhead)
Serruria bolusii
Serruria brownii (Bottlebrush spiderhead)
Serruria candicans (Shiny spiderhead)
Serruria collina (Lost spiderhead)
Serruria confragosa (Wavy spiderhead)
Serruria cyanoides (Wynberg spiderhead)
Serruria cygnea (Swan spiderhead)
Serruria decipiens (Sandveld spiderhead)
Serruria decumbens (Peninsula spiderhead)
Serruria deluvialis (Grass spiderhead)
Serruria dodii (Hex River spiderhead)
Serruria effusa (Candelabra spiderhead)
Serruria elongata (Long-stalk spiderhead)
Serruria fasciflora (Common pin spiderhead)
Serruria flagellifolia (Houhoek spiderhead)
Serruria flava (Wuppertal spiderhead)
Serruria florida (Blushing bride)
Serruria fucifolia (Northern spiderhead)
Serruria furcellata (Kraaifontein spiderhead)
Serruria glomerata (Cluster spiderhead)
Serruria gracilis (Graceful spiderhead)
Serruria gremialis (Riviersonderend spiderhead)
Serruria heterophylla (Spindly spiderhead)
Serruria hirsuta (Swartkop spiderhead)
Serruria inconspicua (Cryptic spiderhead)
Serruria incrassata (Silver-paw spiderhead)
Serruria kraussii (Snowball spiderhead)
Serruria lacunosa
Serruria leipoldtii (Louis Leipoldt's spiderhead)
Serruria linearis (Needle-leaf spiderhead)
Serruria meisneriana (Dainty spiderhead)
Serruria millefolia (Millileaf spiderhead)
Serruria nervosa (Fluted spiderhead)
Serruria nivenii
Serruria pedunculata (Fan-leaf spiderhead)
Serruria phylicoides (Bearded spiderhead)
Serruria pinnata
Serruria rebeloi
Serruria reflexa (Milky spiderhead)
Serruria rosea (Rose spiderhead)
Serruria rostellaris (Remote spiderhead)
Serruria roxburghii (Short-leaf spiderhead)
Serruria rubricaulis (Red-stem spiderhead)
Serruria scoparia
Serruria stellata (Star spiderhead)
Serruria trilopha (Trident spiderhead)
Serruria triternata (Tulbagh spiderhead)
Serruria villosa (Golden spiderhead)
Serruria viridifolia (Mat spiderhead)
Serruria williamsii (King spiderhead)
Serruria zeyheri (Matchstick spiderhead)

Publications (by date)

Langley H. 1989. Lost Proteaceae: Serruria foeniculacea. Veld & Flora 75(1): 31
Rourke JP. 1990. Four new species of Serruria (Proteaceae) from the south-western Cape. South African Journal of Botany 56(4): 497-505.
Rourke JP. 1991 Serruria stellata; south-western Cape Province; Proteaceae. Flowering Plants of Africa 51(2): Pl.2032 (4p.)
Rourke JP. 1996. Proteaceae. A new species of Serruria from the northern part of the Western Cape. Bothalia 26(2): 154-157. [Serruria lacunosa]
Rourke JP, Ward Hilhorst E. 1997. Serruria roxburghii. Proteaceae. Flowering Plants of Africa 55: 54-58.
Rourke JP. 1999 Proteaceae: a new species of Serruria from the Southern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 29(2): 263-266.
Rourke JP, Condy G. 2009. Serruria elongata Proteaceae. Flowering Plants of Africa 61: 57-60.