Taxon

Lampranthus reptans

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Common name: Creeping Bright fig, Lampranthus
Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)
Distribution: Western Cape: Malmesbury to Worcester, Cape Peninsula, Agulhas Plain
Habitat: Fynbos: seasonally wet acid sands on flats
IUCN Red list: Endangered
National red list: Near Threatened
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: Also known as the creeping brightfig, this species was previously common in the Cape Flats, but urban expansion and habitat loss has left the species with fragments. In these remaining fragments, each popuation battles against individual threats which continue to reduce there numbers today.
Links: Fynbos Corridor Collaboration • Operation Wildflower • Red List of South African Plants

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