Biology:Micranthus simplex
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Micranthus simplex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Micranthus |
| Species: | M. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Micranthus simplex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, (2013)
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Micranthus simplex is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[1] It is a perennial geophyte and is part of the fynbos ecoregion.[2] It has the smallest flowers in the genus, which are white with lilac tinge.[3][4] It has linear leaves up to 1.5mm in width, with undivided branches.[3]
The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs on Zebrakop, the highest peak in the Piketberg, and grows in wet sandstone.[5] It is considered critically rare.[4]
References
- ↑ "Micranthus simplex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/42QJH.
- ↑ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1568-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J. C.; Gereau, R. E. (2013-01-13). "The Cape genus Micranthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), nomenclature and taxonomy" (in en). Bothalia 43 (2): 127–144. doi:10.4102/abc.v43i2.90. ISSN 2311-9284. Bibcode: 2013Botha..43..127G. https://journals.abcjournal.aosis.co.za/index.php/abc/article/view/90.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Micranthus | Pacific Bulb Society". https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Micranthus.
- ↑ "Micranthus simplex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77136555-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q65929667 entry
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