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Scientific Name | Acrodon parvifolius R.du Plessis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/25 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 154 km², AOO<154 km², six small, severely fragmented subpopulations remain after most of this species' habitat has been transformed by urban development, wheat cultivation, alien plant invasion and road construction and maintenance, and decline continues. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hawston to Bot River and Shaw's Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Silcrete and quartz patches over clays in areas of sparse vegetation cover. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Acrodon parvifolius R.du Plessis | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Klak, C., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Acrodon parvifolius R.du Plessis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/17 |
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