Staavia glutinosa (L.) Dahl is a plant in the Bruniaceae family, order Bruniales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Staavia glutinosa (L.) Dahl

Staavia glutinosa (L.) Dahl

Staavia glutinosa is a rare endemic perennial flowering shrub from South Africa's Western Cape fynbos.

Family
Genus
Staavia
Order
Bruniales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Staavia glutinosa (L.) Dahl

Staavia glutinosa (L.) Dahl is a perennial flowering shrub belonging to the Staavia genus. This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows in fynbos vegetation. The plant is found in five subpopulations within Table Mountain National Park, has an overall range of only 70 km², and is classified as rare.

Photo: (c) Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nick Helme · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Bruniales › Bruniaceae › Staavia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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