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Scientific Name | Restio villosus H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Calopsis sparsa Esterh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <35 km², AOO <10 km², known from two locations. One location is potentially threatened by encroachment from invasive alien pines and hakeas. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive pines and hakeas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Calopsis sparsa Esterh. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Linder, H.P. 2011. The African Restionaceae: an Interactive Key identification and description system. Version 6. http://www.systbot.uzh.ch/Bestimmungsschluessel/Restionaceae_en.html. Downloaded.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Restio villosus H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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