Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. lanceolatum Germish.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
POLYGONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015/08/18
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Range
Eastern escarpment, from the Wolkberg southwards to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills. Also occurring in Swaziland.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland
Description
Open grassland, rocky montane grassland and wooded grassland.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. lanceolatum Germish.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Germishuizen, G. 1988. The Oxygonum dregeanum complex (Polygonaceae). Bothalia 18(2):173-188.


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.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2015. Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. lanceolatum Germish. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25

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