Hermbstaedtia odorata, L. Nanyeni 1159--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (352).JPG
Native to Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe; introduced into Maryland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Namibia, Windhoek District
-22.7005, 17.081056
Location Remarks
Monteiro Self-Catering and Camping, 19 km S of Windhoek on Highway B1 (A resort facility with remnant vegetation).
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Erect herb in seasonally moist sand.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Hermbstaedtia
Specific Epithet
odorata
Authorship
(Burch.) T.Cooke
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#74,148 of 335,497
Top 23%
Extinction probability
10%
