Occurrence
Least Concern
Not collected.
This occurrence of Xyris capensis Thunb. (Not collected.) was collected on March 10, 2005 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 10 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Xyris capensis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 213.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Xyridaceae
Genus
Xyris
Specific Epithet
capensis
Authorship
Thunb.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 15.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Least Concern
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#81,458 of 335,497
Top 25%
Extinction probability
5%