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Native to Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Coastal fynbos.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Caesia
Specific Epithet
contorta
Authorship
(L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.1
Global rank
#37,765 of 335,497
Top 12%
Extinction probability
13%
