Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 056.jpg
Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 062.jpg
Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 053.jpg
Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 060.jpg
Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 061.jpg
Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 055.jpg
Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 054.jpg
Withania somnifera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 059.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 018.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 015.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 023.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 019.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 024.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 021.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey.10 Mch 05. 022.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 020.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 016.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 014.jpg
Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 025.jpg
Withania somnifera--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 146.jpg
Withania somnifera--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 148.jpg
Withania somnifera--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 137.jpg
Withania somnifera--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 143.jpg
Withania somnifera--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 145.jpg
Withania somnifera--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 149.jpg
Native to 63 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into Baleares, Mauritius, New South Wales, Réunion, Socotra, South Australia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Ethiopia, Oromia
7.089722, 38.701111
Location Remarks
Bio, 6 km N of Modjo, rd twd Debre Zeit
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Apokoronos)
35.4275, 24.189167
Location Remarks
Roadside near Douliana, ca. 20 km east of Chania.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape (Woodridge)
-33.902222, 25.212222
Location Remarks
Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Withania
Specific Epithet
somnifera
Authorship
(L.) Dunal
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#149,806 of 335,497
Top 45%
Extinction probability
10%
