serrata L.f.

Pollen presenter cylindrical, 2 mm long. Tree or tall shrub, usually with one main stem. Bark grey. Leaves elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, 8–16 cm long, 2–4 cm wide. Spike 8–16 cm long, 8–10 cm diam. Fruits protruding, tomentose, rounded or ovate, 3 cm wide. Perianth dove-grey. Widespread. Heath and DSF. Ss and hind-dunes. Fl. summer–autumn