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Scientific Name | Annesorhiza asparagoides B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range restricted species, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg, near Wuppertal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Loamy sand. |
Population |
Only recently discovered, this species is currently known from one small subpopulation. It is likely that other, still undiscovered subpopulations may exist (Van Wyk and Tilney 2011).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Annesorhiza asparagoides B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | 2013.1 | | Annesorhiza asparagoides B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Van Wyk, B.E. and Tilney, P.M. 2011. Annesorhiza asparagoides (Apiaceae), a new species from the Cederberg Mountains, Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 77(1):244-248.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Annesorhiza asparagoides B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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