Brunia sphaerocephala
| Brunia sphaerocephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Bruniales |
| Family: | Bruniaceae |
| Genus: | Brunia |
| Species: | B. sphaerocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Brunia sphaerocephala (Sond.) A.V.Hall
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Brunia sphaerocephala, the ball spikekol, is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos.[2] 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=772-53 REDLIST Sanbi
- ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77114350-1 Plants of the World Online
- ^ John Manning. 2018. Field Guide to Fynbos, Struik Nature, 2018 ISBN 978 1 77584 590 4