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Scientific Name | Cleretum patersonjonesii Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Well-drained sandy soils between granite domes. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to this species. |
Population |
This species is rare and localized, and is currently known from only three collections. It is however easily overlooked as it is a short-lived annual that emerges only after fires. It is not threatened and therefore the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cleretum patersonjonesii Klak | Rare | 2017.1 | |
Bibliography |
Klak, C. 2012. Two new species of Cleretum (Ruschioideae-Dorotheantheae, Aizoaceae) from the Northern Cape, South Africa. Haseltonia 18:27-33.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Cleretum patersonjonesii Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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