Sorocephalus palustris Rourke
Mat clusterhead
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1960's
Rediscovered in 1982
Last record: 1984 (unconfirmed reports from 1995 and 2005)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Kogelberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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