Serruria candicans (Shiny spiderhead)
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> Family: Proteaceae > Genus:
Serruria
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The rare Serruria candicans flowering in
winter on the low western slopes of the Elandsberg mountains, Western
Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
A Banded blowfly (Chrysomya albiceps) in
winter on a flowerhead of the rare Serruria candicans, Elandsberg,
Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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A Flower chafer (Campulipus limbatus)
feeding on a flowerhead of the rare Serruria candicans in spring
on the lower slopes of the Elandsberg, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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