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Scientific Name | Zaluzianskya spathacea (Benth.) Walp. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Nycterinia spathacea Benth., Zaluzianskya maritima of other authors, not of (L.f.) Walp.: Hiern (1904) (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Zaluzianskya spathacea is a widespread species that is declining in parts of its range, but not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across the eastern escarpment, from the Wolkberg to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg and Amathole Mountains and Somerset East. It also occurs in Lesotho and eSwatini (Swaziland). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Barberton Montane Grassland |
Description | It occurs in rocky places in high altitude grassland. |
Threats |
| This species has lost habitat mainly to timber plantations in the past, but also to urban expansion, mining, and agriculture. Currently about 20% of its habitat is irreversibly modified, and loss continues. Some subpopulations are also threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing, inappropriate fire management and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zaluzianskya spathacea (Benth.) Walp. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Zaluzianskya spathacea (Benth.) Walp. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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