| Scientific Name | Oxalis obliquifolia Steud. ex A.Rich. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | OXALIDACEAE | Common Names | Bolila (ss), Oblique-leaved Sorrel (e), Skuinsblaarsuring (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/10/03 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This species is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga | Range | It is widespread across the eastern summer rainfall region of South Africa, extending northwards to Ethiopia. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Vredefort Dome Granite Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Klerksdorp Thornveld, Western Highveld Sandy Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Bloemfontein Dry Grassland, Central Free State Grassland, Winburg Grassy Shrubland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Polokwane Plateau Bushveld, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Central Sandy Bushveld, Loskop Mountain Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Marikana Thornveld, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Kimberley Thornveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Crocodile Gorge Mountain Bushveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Frankfort Highveld Grassland, Northern Free State Shrubland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Income Sandy Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Tsomo Grassland, Queenstown Thornveld, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Bedford Dry Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland | Description | Plants grow in grassland and woodland above 1000 m. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis obliquifolia Steud. ex A.Rich. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Exell, A.W. 1963. Oxalidaceae. In: A.W. Exell, A. Fernandes and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 2 (Part 1):149-162. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Salter, T.M. 1944. The genus Oxalis in South Africa: a taxonomic revision. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 1:1-355.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Oxalis obliquifolia Steud. ex A.Rich. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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