Distribution Map

Xyris capensis

                   
           
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Xyridaceae   

As at April 2024, 5 herbarium specimens, 10 photo records

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
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Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Xyris capensis - Dwarf, growing in dense clumps, usually c 15 cm high. Leaves basal, half height of stem or less. Inflorescence with very few bracts, c 4 mm long x 3 mm wide (excluding corollas), rather blunt at tip.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.