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Psammophora modesta
Psammophora modesta, commonly known as the gomvy in Afrikaans, is a succulent plant in the Aizoaceae family. The species is native to Namibia and South Africa. In South Africa it occurs in the Northern Cape in the Richtersveld and in Namibia in the Sperrgebiet. The plant has a range of 5 063 km2. There are nine known subpopulations and the plant is threatened by mining activities and climate change. In South Africa it is also threatened by overgrazing by livestock.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 184867.