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Scientific Name | Salvia africana L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
Synonyms | Salvia africana L., Salvia africana-caerulea L., Salvia lanuginosa Burm.f., Salvia undulata Benth. |
Common Names | Afrikaanse Salie (a), Bloublom Salie (a), Bloublommetjie Salie (a), Bloublomsalie (a), Bloublomsaliebos (a), Bloumedisyn (a), Blousalie (a), Perdesalie (a), Purple Sage (e), Wild Sage (e), Wildesalie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/07/19 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This Cape endemic has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 86 330 km². Observations on the iNaturalist platform over the past decade show that this species has many more subpopulations than previously known and it remains too common and widespread to list as threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It grows in alkaline coastal sands and granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| The habitat of this species is vulnerable to loss and degradation from agricultural expansion, infrastructure development, and invasion by alien invasive plants. |
Population |
It is known from many subpopulations and the population is suspected to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salvia africana-caerulea L. | Least Concern | 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.
Govaerts, R. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1, 2:1-492, MIM, Deurne.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. 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 |
| Mtshali, H. 2022. Salvia africana L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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