Lapeirousia barklyi
| Lapeirousia barklyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Lapeirousia |
| Species: | L. barklyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lapeirousia barklyi Baker, (1892)
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Lapeirousia barklyi is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Lapeirousia and is part of the Succulent Karoo.[1] The species is native to the Northern Cape and southern Namibia and occurs from Lüderitz to Kleinzee. The plant has a range of 6751 km². It is threatened by open pit mining activities from Alexander Bay to Kleinzee and inland in the Orange River Valley to Sendelingsdrift.[2]