''Psoralea cataracta'' is a species of
flowering plant in the genus ''
Psoralea''. It was declared extinct in 2008 in the
Red Data List of South African Plants, with a single specimen collected from the
Tulbagh Waterfall in 1804. It was rediscovered 200 years later by Brian Du Preez in November of 2019 in the
Winterhoek Mountains near
Tulbagh.
It is endemic to the
Western Cape.
It is also known by the name waterfall fountainbush.
Description
''Psoralea cataracta'' has small purple flowers dangling on long, thread-like flower stalks.
Distribution
''Psoralea cataracta'' is found around Tulbagh.
Conservation status
As of the 2008 classification, ''Psoralea cataracta'' is classified as ''Extinct''.
References
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Endemic flora of South Africa
Flora of South Africa
Flora of the Cape Provinces
Psoraleeae
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