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Taxon

Acanthocarpus preissii Lehm.

Protologue Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2(2-3): 274. 1848 [2-5 Aug 1848]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (51).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (58).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (58).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (54).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (54).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (57).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (57).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (53).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (48).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (43).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (43).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (46).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (46).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (61).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (61).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (45).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (60).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (50).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (52).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (52).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (55).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (64).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (64).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (44).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (59).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (59).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (62).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (62).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (47).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (49).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (63).JPG

Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (63).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Acanthocarpus

Species

preissii

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Endemic to Western Australia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 13377

October 22, 2016

Location

Australia, Western Australia (Perth, Kenwick)

-32.031056, 115.970861

Location Remarks

Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Shrubby-looking monocot c. .75 m tall.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#192,862 of 335,497

Top 58%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →