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Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Northern Cape (Hantam NU)
-31.226944, 19.243056
Location Remarks
Bokkeveld Plateau. Off R357 N of Nieuwoudtville, road to Gannabos, region of Aloe dichotoma forest
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Ixia
Specific Epithet
scillaris
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 16.9
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.6
Global rank
#5,607 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
21%
