This species is a low herb found in Lamu County, Kenya around 5 m asl on sandy beach crest and north to Somalia both coastal and inland to 350 m asl. Several localities around Mogadishu are most likely destroyed. This species is assessed as Vulnerable under criterion B2.

This species is a low herb found in Lamu County, Kenya around 5 m asl on sandy beach crest and north to Somalia both coastal and inland to 350 m asl.

Note: The mapped range is incomplete as it is based on georeferenced records available from MO and the Flora of Tropical East Africa, whereas the Flora of Somalia indicates that it has a much wider range in that country than the georeferenced records indicate.

There is no information on population size, density or trends.

This species is an annual or perennial herb to 20 cm on white sandy beach-crest and red sand over limestone.

All beach-crest species are threatened by tourist development in Kenya and increased human activity in Somalia. A small herb such as this is threatened by livestock grazing inland and severe drought.

There is no information about use or trade of this species.

This species is not known in ex situ collections and no in situ conservation actions are known. The Kenyan population is adjacent to the Kiunga Marine Reserve with one locality inside the Reserve. This species would benefit from better distribution data and a study of its reproduction biology.