L. meisnerianus has a disjunct distribution, with two widely separated areas of occurrence. It was described from the vicinity of the Great Fish River in the Eastern Cape (Meisner 1840), where the species is associated with Albany Thicket, and occurs from the Baviaanskloof to Somerset East and Peddie. Then there are numerous collections from KwaZulu-Natal, but the species appears to be absent from the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape. The genus Lasiosiphon is in need of revision, and species are difficult to identify. It is possible that the KwaZulu-Natal records may represent a separate taxon.

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