Jordaaniella anemoniflora
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Jordaaniella anemoniflora (Anemone Vygie) is a plant
in family Aizoaceae
. It is indigenous to a tiny area of the Cape Flats
suburbs within the city of Cape Town
, South Africa
, but is now extinct in the wild.
This is a small, delicate succulent groundcover. It has fat, grey leaves and large pink or white flowers.
The natural habitat of the Anemone Vygie now lies beneath the urban sprawl of the city of Cape Town. Its last population in the wild was at Macassar on the Cape Flats but it was destroyed in 1992 to make way for housing. Consequently it is now extinct in the wild, although specimens have been preserved at botanical gardens such as Kirstenbosch
. There is currently a project to reintroduce the plant to the grounds of a military base that is near to its original Macassar habitat.
This unique little plant grows surprisingly well in coastal gardens, and it makes a very attractive groundcover for sunny parts of the garden. It can be propagated very easily by cuttings.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae
The Family Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called mesembs...
. It is indigenous to a tiny area of the Cape Flats
Cape Flats
The Cape Flats is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. To many people in Cape Town, the area is known simply as 'The Flats'....
suburbs within the city of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, but is now extinct in the wild.
This is a small, delicate succulent groundcover. It has fat, grey leaves and large pink or white flowers.
The natural habitat of the Anemone Vygie now lies beneath the urban sprawl of the city of Cape Town. Its last population in the wild was at Macassar on the Cape Flats but it was destroyed in 1992 to make way for housing. Consequently it is now extinct in the wild, although specimens have been preserved at botanical gardens such as Kirstenbosch
Kirstenbosch
Kirstenbosch is the name of a famous botanical garden nestled at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town....
. There is currently a project to reintroduce the plant to the grounds of a military base that is near to its original Macassar habitat.
This unique little plant grows surprisingly well in coastal gardens, and it makes a very attractive groundcover for sunny parts of the garden. It can be propagated very easily by cuttings.