Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Peninsula bogbean

Family: Menyanthaceae (Buckbean)

Distribution: Western Cape: Cape Peninsula

Habitat: Shallow standing water in marshes in sandstone fynbos.

National red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Aquatic

Comments: This is one of only three South African species in this otherwise largely Australian genus. The species is highly localised and is only found on the southern Cape Peninsula. As its common name suggests, it grows in boggy, acidic soils in marshes or slow-moving streams. Invasive plants have densely invaded its habitat. Much of this invasion has been cleared, but the species could decline rapidly if invasive plants are not continuously cleared and managed.