Cleome conrathii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Cleomaceae |
Genus: | Cleome |
Species: | C. conrathii |
Binomial name | |
Cleome conrathii | |
Cleome conrathii is a threatened species of plant endemic to the Northern Provinces of South Africa. [2]
Cleome conrathii is found from Kuruman in the Northern Cape to Pretoria in Gauteng. It is found is bushveld and savanna habitat in red sandy soil on stony quartzite slopes. [1]
Cleome conrathii is listed as near threatened in the Red List of South African Plants due to only being found in 8 locations, with the added potential threat from urban expansion, competition from invasive alien plants, poor fire management, overgrazing of livestock, trampling and erosion. [1]