Cyclopia aurescens
Species of plant
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Cyclopia aurescens is a shrub belonging to the genus Cyclopia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Klein Swartberg Mountains. It has a range of 37 km2 and grows on slopes higher than 1 800 m. The plant is part of the fynbos and is considered rare.[2]
| Cyclopia aurescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Cyclopia |
| Species: | C. aurescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclopia aurescens Kies | |
| Distribution map | |