Nassauvia serpens

Snakeplant
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Nassauvia
Species:	N. serpens
Binomial name
	Nassauvia serpens; d'Urv.
Synonyms
	Nassauvia durvillei Cass.

Nassauvia serpens (also called snakeplant) is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Falkland Islands, South America. This plants is commonly known to have a "chocolate scent", being closely related to Calopappus . Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland commonly found on level ground hill summits and rocky areas. As a result, this species is threatened by habitat loss due to genetic erosion.^[1] This species is known to have fewer than 250 mature individuals, all stemming up to 5 feet.

References

^ ^a ^b D.A. Broughton & J.H. McAdam (2003). "Nassauvia serpens. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved September 6, 2009.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
^ "Nassauvia durvillei Cass". IPNI. Retrieved September 6, 2009.

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[iucn-1] D.A. Broughton & J.H. McAdam (2003). "Nassauvia serpens. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved September 6, 2009.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

[2] "Nassauvia durvillei Cass". IPNI. Retrieved September 6, 2009.

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