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Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Ladt Grey. 10 Mch 05. 037.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 207.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 205.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 209.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 210.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 211.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 206.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 208.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 042.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 040.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 048.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 053.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 043.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 049.jpg
Gomphocarpus fruticosus--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 046.jpg
Native to Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into 54 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
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
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
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
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Gomphocarpus
Specific Epithet
fruticosus
Authorship
(L.) W.T.Aiton
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
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
#301,127 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
9%
