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Desert Candelabra
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Desert Candelabra

Brunsvigia herrei

Brunsvigia herrei, commonly known as Herre's candelabra, is a geophyte belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. The species is native to Namibia and the Northern Cape. It occurs from southern Namibia to Springbok. It has a range of 4 998 km2 and there are about ten subpopulations in South Africa and a few more in Namibia. The plant is 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 581436.