''Lobostemon collinus'', the pyjamabush or iron healthbush, is a species belonging to the forget me not family. It is known only from the

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Description

This shrublet grows tall. The stalkless leaves are leathery and oblong. They may or may not be hairy.BODATSA: Botanical Collections. v1.4. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=brahms_online&v=1.4 Flowers are present between September and August. The pale blue flowers are borne in cymes and are hairy on the outside. The staminal scales are ridge-like and lack lobes. The style is hairy.

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in five locations between Elim and

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.Buys, M.H., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006
Lobostemon collinus Schltr. ex C.H.Wright
National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2021/08/17 It is only known from Elim Ferricrete Fynbos. It grows on stony coastal flats.

Conservation

This species is classed as endangered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Its habitat has historically been severely ploughed for the cultivation of wheat and proteas. This is ongoing in the Bredasdorp region. It is also threatened by invasive alien plants. The only subpopulation in Elim occurs on a

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and is threatened by road expansion.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15590595 Boraginaceae Plants described in 1905 Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Taxa named by Rudolf Schlechter