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Scientific Name | Alepidea delicatula Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/01 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A high altitude habitat specialist, known from three herbarium collections. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg, Kammanassie and Outeniqua Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Escarpment Arid Thicket |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Alepidea delicatula Weim. | Rare | 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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Alepidea delicatula Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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