''Willdenowia incurvata'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Willdenowia'' endemic to the

Fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...

region of the

Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...

and

Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...

. It is also known as the '' sonqua sunreed''; or ''sonkwasriet'' in Afrikaans.

Distribution

''Willdenowia incurvata'' is found from

False Bay False Bay (Afrikaans ''Valsbaai'') is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the extreme south-west of South Africa. The mouth of the bay faces south and is demarcat ...

in the Western Cape to

Springbok The springbok (''Antidorcas marsupialis'') is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in south and southwest Africa. The sole member of the genus ''Antidorcas'', this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm v ...

Namaqualand Namaqualand (khoekhoe: "Nama-kwa" meaning Nama Khoe people's land) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of . It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into ...

, in the Northern Cape. It is dominant in the

sandveld Veld ( or ), also spelled veldt, is a type of wide open rural landscape in :Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Botswa ...

between Melkbos and the Olifants River, from sea level to the 1 200 m altitude range.

Ecology

''Willdenowia incurvata'' is a reseeder, it reproduces by reseeding after a fire.

Conservation status

''Willdenowia incurvata'' is classified as ''Least Concern'' as it is widely distributed, with a stable population.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q15514292 Restionaceae Endemic flora of South Africa Flora of South Africa Flora of the Cape Provinces