Hesperantha pilosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl. belongs to the Iridaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Hesperantha
Specific Epithet
pilosa
Authorship
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#33,820 of 335,497
Top 11%
Extinction probability
18%
Location
South Africa, Northern Cape
-31.226944, 19.243056
Location Remarks
Bokkeveld Plateau. Off R357 N of Nieuwoudtville, road to Gannabos, region of Aloe dichotoma forest
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell