Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Kleinspinnekopbos, Sandveldspinnekopbos, Northern spiderhead, Spiderhead

Family: Proteaceae (Protea)

Distribution: Western Cape

National red list: Endangered

Life form: Shrub / sub-shrub

Comments: Population reduction due to habitat loss is likely to exceed 50% over the next decade, primarily due to the recent expansion of potato cultivation and central pivot irrigation in the south and rooibos tea cultivation in the north of this species' range (generation length 20 years). Other threats include groundwater extraction, overgrazing, too infrequent fire and climate change. (2006)