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Taxon

Linum thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh.

Protologue Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 1: 35. [Dec 1834-Mar 1835]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Linum thunbergii cf.--So. Africa. Cape Prov. Olifantsbos Nat. Pres. 20 Nov 02. 029.jpg

Linum thunbergii cf.--So. Africa. Cape Prov. Olifantsbos Nat. Pres. 20 Nov 02. 029.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 324.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 324.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 329.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 329.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 325.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 325.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 326.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 326.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 323.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 323.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 331.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 331.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 328.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 328.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 330.jpg

Linum thunbergii--So.Africa. E. Cape. Joubert's Pass, SE of Lady Gray. 9 Mch 05. 330.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Angola, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

November 20, 2002

Location

South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)

-32.732111, 18.187222

Location Remarks

Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 9, 2005

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Linaceae

Genus

Linum

Specific Epithet

thunbergii

Authorship

Eckl. & Zeyh.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.4

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

0.4

Global rank

#109,668 of 335,497

Top 33%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →