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Taxon

Hesperantha pilosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

Protologue Ann. Bot. [König & Sims]. 1(2): 225. 1804 [1 Sep-6 Nov 1804]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Borderline • Predicted threatened
Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (7).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (2).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (1).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (8).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142.jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (3).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (6).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (5).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (4).jpg

Hesperantha pilosa, C. Davidson 11595--South Africa. Northern Cape. Nieuwoudtville. 27 Aug 09. 142 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson, C 11595

August 27, 2009

Location

South Africa, Northern Cape (Hantam NU)

-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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Hesperantha

Specific Epithet

pilosa

Authorship

(L.f.) Ker Gawl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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.

Borderline

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.2

Global rank

#33,820 of 335,497

Top 11%

Extinction probability

18%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →