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Scientific Name | Antimima aristulata (Sond.) Chess. & Gideon F.Sm. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum aristulatum Sond., Ruschia aristulata (Sond.) Schwantes, Ruschia pulchella (Haw.) Schwantes var. caespitosa L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, C. Klak & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO <5800 km², a formerly common species that has lost >80% of its habitat to wheat cultivation, vineyards and urban development. Fewer than 20 severely fragmented remaining subpopulations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to vineyards and urban expansion on the northern outskirts of Cape Town. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Yzerfontein and Moorreesburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Shallow shale or granite soils. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Harvesting [gathering], Changes in native species dynamics |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Antimima aristulata (Sond.) Chess. & Gideon F.Sm. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Klak, C. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Antimima aristulata (Sond.) Chess. & Gideon F.Sm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2021/09/23 |
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