Acanthospermum hispidum DC. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

L. Nanyeni 1266

March 29, 2018

Location

Namibia, Otjinene District, Omaheke Region

-21.065917, 18.611056

Location Remarks

On Highway C22, c. 20 km northwest of Otjinene toward Okakarara. 1454 m elev.

Collectors

Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Notes

Acacia woodland. Low shrub 0.3 m. An introduction from the New World.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Acanthospermum

Specific Epithet

hispidum

Authorship

DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.2

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

0.0

Global rank

#323,730 of 335,497

Top 97%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →