Pteronia spinulosa — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Pteronia

At a glance

Occurrence records18

Data sources4

Biological traits14

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Pteronia spinulosa's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility18 records↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF18 records

01Narrative

Pteronia spinulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height max0.4 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Seed mass5.46 mg

Seed mass max5.46 mg

Seed mass min5.46 mg

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max40 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type18 records

Wild obs. + sensor9

Museum / vouchered9

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO56 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 2

7 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor9

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 9 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence9

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 2 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	6
Cape Town, ZA	2

2 institutions · 8 of 9 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code