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Cryptic Spiderhead
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Cryptic Spiderhead

Serruria inconspicua

Serruria inconspicua, the cryptic spiderhead, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape, where it occurs from the Cape Peninsula to Houhoek. The shrub is flat and grows 20 cm high. The plant gets its name from the fact that the flowers are inconspicuous.

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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 594465.