Empodium veratrifolium

Empodium veratrifolium

Empodium veratrifolium, commonly known as the West Coast star in English or breëblaar sterretjie and Weskus sterretjie in Afrikaans, is a perennial flowering plant and tuber-forming geophyte belonging to the genus Empodium. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It has a range of less than 500 km2 and there are fifteen subpopulations; the plant occurs from Lamberts Bay to Saldanha Bay on the Saldanha strandveld. The plant has lost some of its habitat due to coastal development. Invasive plants are also becoming a threat.