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Scientific Name | Kniphofia sarmentosa (Andrews) Kunth |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aletris sarmentosa Andrews, Tritoma media (Donn) Ker Gawl., Tritomanthe media (Donn) Link, Veltheimia media Donn, Veltheimia repens Ker Gawl., Veltheimia sarmentosa (Andrews) Willd. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/01/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Nieuwoudtville, Hantamsberg to Klein Roggeveld and Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Mountain streams, moist hollows and on dolerite outcrops. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. In the Little Karoo, a small proportion (12%) of its range is cultivated. It is also potentially threatened by moderate to heavy grazing across the Little Karoo and Roggeveld Escarpment. |
Population |
A widespread, but rare and localized species that is seldom recorded (J.H. Vlok pers. comm.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Kniphofia sarmentosa (Andrews) Kunth | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Kniphofia sarmentosa (Andrews) Kunth | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Codd, L.E. 2005. Asphodelaceae (First part): Kniphofia. In: G. Germishuizen and B.A. Momberg (eds). Flora of southern Africa 5 Part 1, Fascicle 2:1-91. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Kniphofia sarmentosa (Andrews) Kunth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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