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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Sorocephalus (clusterheads)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Proteales > Family: Proteaceae

The 11 species are all found in the Western Cape.

Species native to southern Africa

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

Sorocephalus alopecurus (Woolly-stalk clusterhead)

Sorocephalus capitatus (Woolly clusterhead)

Sorocephalus clavigerus (Erect clusterhead)

Sorocephalus crassifolius (Flowerless clusterhead)

Sorocephalus imbricatus (Tile-leaf clusterhead)

Sorocephalus lanatus (Common clusterhead)

 

Sorocephalus palustris (Mat clusterhead)

Sorocephalus pinifolius (Long-leaf clusterhead)

Sorocephalus scabridus (Tulbagh clusterhead)

Sorocephalus tenuifolius (Diminutive clusterhead)

Sorocephalus teretifolius (Pinhead clusterhead)