Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Harold Porter National Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Betty's Bay, ca. 100 km E of Cape Town on R44.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Restionaceae
Genus
Elegia
Specific Epithet
cuspidata
Authorship
Mast.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#32,155 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
20%