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Scientific Name | Trichodiadema occidentale L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Common Names | Duinevygie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2016/01/15 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized habitat specialist (EOO 404 km²), known from three locations and potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Crevices in limestone outcrops in coastal fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants - much of the coastal fynbos on the Agulhas Plain is densely infested with alien invasive plants, and ongoing clearing is needed. Another potential threat is coastal development: none of the known locations are currently threatened by development, but it remains a potential threat in all coastal areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Trichodiadema occidentale L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2020/04/06 |
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