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Scientific Name | Elegia aggregata (Mast.) Moline & H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Chondropetalum aggregatum (Mast.) Pillans, Dovea aggregata Mast. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A restricted endemic (EOO less than 620 km²), known from only six subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats and can occur in large numbers. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Higher peaks, often in fire refuges amongst rocks. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Elegia aggregata (Mast.) Moline & H.P.Linder | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Linder, H.P., Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Elegia aggregata (Mast.) Moline & H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/12 |
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