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Rare Southern African succulent listed as critically endangered amid mining threat

The brown clockfig, an extremely rare succulent growing in the hot, arid border region of Namibia and South Africa, was recently assessed as critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. The western Gariep Valley is a vast landscape spanning the southern part of Tsau ǁKhaeb National Park in Namibia and the Richtersveld […]

Senecio abrotanifolius

H plant 24 cm, D root 31 cm, diameter root system 145 cm

Alyssum ovirense

Erysimum hieraciifolium

H plant 42 cm, D root 63 cm, diameter root system 88 cm

Haloxylon aphyllum

Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea

H plant 97 cm, D root 52 cm, diameter root system 80 cm

Trifolium pratense ssp. nivale

H plant 20 cm, D root 69 cm, diameter root system 53 cm

Gentianella anisodonta

H plant 5 cm, D root 9 cm, diameter root system 20 cm

Thlaspi arvense

H plant 50 cm, D root 50 cm, diameter root system 25 cm; in frucht; anfang juli

Diplotaxis muralis

H plant 50 cm, D root 74 cm, diameter root system 69 cm; in bluete; ende august

Carex vesicaria

H plant 60 cm, D root 126 cm, diameter root system 116 cm

Veronica praecox

H plant 15 cm, D root 12 cm, diameter root system 11 cm; in frucht; ende mai

Trifolium trichocephalum

H plant 15 cm, D root 129 cm, diameter root system 103 cm

Trifolium dubium

H plant 20 cm, D root 18 cm, diameter root system 31 cm

Secale cereale

Succisa pratensis

H plant 58 cm, D root 80 cm, diameter root system 58 cm

Juncus effusus

H plant 60 cm, D root 81 cm, diameter root system 88 cm

Zea mays

Larix decidua

H plant 100 cm, D root 197 cm, diameter root system 429 cm

Solanum tuberosum