Thamnochortus insignis, Davidson, C 12303--South Africa. Western Cape. De Hoop Nature Res. 22 Jan 2014. DSC01681 (166).JPG
Endemic to Cape Provinces (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
Culms to c. 1 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Restionaceae
Genus
Thamnochortus
Specific Epithet
insignis
Authorship
Mast.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#284,522 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
12%
