Empodium veratrifolium

Empodium veratrifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Empodium
Species:
E. veratrifolium
Binomial name
Empodium veratrifolium
(Willd.) M.F.Thomps.
Synonyms
  • Curculigo plicata var. veratrifolia (Willd.) Baker
  • Curculigo veratrifolia (Willd.) Baker
  • Forbesia plicata var. veratrifolia (Willd.) Nel
  • Hypoxis plicata Jacq.
  • Hypoxis veratrifolia Willd.

Empodium veratrifolium, commonly known as the West Coast star in English or breëblaar sterretjie and Weskus sterretjie in Afrikaans, is a perennial flowering plant and tuber-forming geophyte belonging to the genus Empodium.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It has a range of less than 500 km2 and there are fifteen subpopulations; the plant occurs from Lamberts Bay to Saldanha Bay on the Saldanha strandveld. The plant has lost some of its habitat due to coastal development. Invasive plants are also becoming a threat.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Empodium veratrifolium (Willd.) M.F.Thomps". REDLIST Sanbi.
  2. ↑ "Empodium veratrifolium (Willd.) M.F.Thomps". Plants of the World Online.
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