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Scientific Name | Ficinia jardinei Muasya & C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2013/12/10 |
Assessor(s) | M. Muasya & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 1412 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartruggens east of Ceres to the Witteberg Range south of Matjiesfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Seepages and streambanks in the ecotone between arid fynbos and succulent karoo. |
Threats |
| All known subpopulations occur on privately owned land, with some sites privately conserved, while others are used for livestock grazing. Grazing is however not severe, and does not appear to negatively impact this species (Muasya et al. 2012). |
Population |
This species is currently known from five small subpopulations, each consisting of around 500 mature individuals (Muasya et al. 2012). The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ficinia jardinei Muasya & C.H.Stirt. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Muasya, A.M., Viljoen, J.-A., Stirton, C.H. and Helme, N.A. 2012. Two new leafless species of Ficinia (Cypereae, Cyperaceae) from the Greater Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 79:96-101.
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Citation |
| Muasya, M. & von Staden, L. 2013. Ficinia jardinei Muasya & C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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