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Scientific Name | Restio dodii Pillans var. purpurascens Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2900 km², known from less than 10 locations, of which only one occurs within a reserve. Declining at all other locations due to invasive aliens plants, drainage of its seasonally wet habitat for crop cultivation, and aseasonal fires. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain to De Hoop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet sands over limestone. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio dodii Pillans var. purpureus Pillans | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Restio dodii Pillans var. purpurascens Pillans | Endangered | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Restio dodii Pillans var. purpurascens Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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