Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Restio uniflorus H.P.Linder
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
RESTIONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2012/10/15
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
A range-restricted (EOO <100 km²), high altitude habitat specialist that is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Groot Swartberg Mountains between Kariegaberg and Tierberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Permanently wet marshes on high altitude summit ridges and plateaus.
Population

Locally dominant in suitable habitat.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Restio uniflorus H.P.LinderRare 2013.1
Restio uniflorus H.P.LinderRare 2013.1
Bibliography

Linder, H.P. 2011. New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae. South African Journal of Botany 77(2):415-424.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2012. Restio uniflorus H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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