Afroaster perfoliatus (Oliv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Aster perfoliatus--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 018.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Afroaster
Specific Epithet
perfoliatus
Authorship
(Oliv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#300,607 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
13%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
