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Scientific Name | Annesorhiza fibrosa B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/08 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 20 km², three known locations are declining due to habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Nieuwoudtville escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soil in fynbos vegetation. |
Threats |
| A. fibrosa is threatened by rapid, ongoing habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Annesorhiza fibrosa B.-E.van Wyk | EN B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Tilney, P.M. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2001. A revision of the genus Annesorhiza (Apiaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 21(6):615-649.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Annesorhiza fibrosa B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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