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Lapeirousia violacea
Lapeirousia violacea is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Lapeirousia and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. It occurs from the Bokkeveldberge to the Biedouw Valley and there are nine subpopulations. The plant is threatened by the rooibos tea industry which is taking over the habitat.
== References ==
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 588705.