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Scientific Name | Tetrachne dregei Nees |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Common Names | Bill Se Koksvoet (a), Kropaargras (a), Onslandsekoksvoet (a), Rabie's Cocksfoot (e), Rabiesekoksvoet (a), Vreemdegras (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A very widespread species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 156 316 km². It is declining due to overgrazing, but is not yet suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across the Eastern Cape Drakensberg, Lesotho and the south-eastern Free State. An outlying subpopulation occurs on the Nuweveld Mountains at Beaufort West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Zastron Moist Grassland, Stormberg Plateau Grassland, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Eastern Upper Karoo, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Central Free State Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Tsomo Grassland, Southern Karoo Riviere, Queenstown Thornveld, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Senqu Montane Shrubland |
Description | This species occurs in sandy soils along streams or rocky mountain slopes at high altitudes. |
Threats |
| This species is highly palatable and disappears in overgrazed areas (Fish et al. 2015). Parts of this species' habitat has been severely overgrazed, but the extent of the impact on the population is not known. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tetrachne dregei Nees | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. and Nembudani, M.T. 2015. Identification guide to southern African grasses. Strelitzia 36. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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. 2018. Tetrachne dregei Nees. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/25 |
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