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Scientific Name | Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. stoloniferum (Marloth) P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
Synonyms | Eriospermum stoloniferum Marloth |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/17 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO<5000 km², known from less than 10 locations. This subspecies has lost significant amounts of habitat to urban expansion and agriculture (vines and wheat). The loss of habitat to these threats is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Cape Town, Worcester and Caledon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Clay soils. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. stoloniferum (Marloth) P.L.Perry | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. stoloniferum (Marloth) P.L.Perry | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Eriospermum stoloniferum Marloth | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Perry, P.L. 1994. A revision of the genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae) Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 17:1-320.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. stoloniferum (Marloth) P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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