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Scientific Name | Willdenowia pilleata H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/15 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Plants at a single known location (EOO and AOO <1 km²) are declining due to competition from unmanaged alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp, eastern base of the Soetanysberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Deep sandy soils on flats. |
Threats |
| Habitat at the only known location is severely degraded due to dense infestations of alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Willdenowia pilleata H.P.Linder | CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Linder, H.P. 2011. New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae. South African Journal of Botany 77(2):415-424.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Willdenowia pilleata H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |
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