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Ball Spikekol
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Ball Spikekol

Brunia sphaerocephala

Brunia sphaerocephala, the ball spikekol, is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. The plant occurs in the Slanghoek, Wemmershoek and Hottentots Holland Mountains. There are four to five subpopulations and the plant is threatened by invasive species.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 581425.