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Scientific Name | Gomphocarpus filiformis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias buchenaviana Schinz, Asclepias filiformis (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f. (later homonym), not of Jacq. (1760), nor L.f. (1781), Asclepias filiformis (E.Mey.) Kuntze (later homonym), not of Jacq. (1760), nor L.f. (1781), Asclepias filiformis (E.Mey.) Kuntze var. buchenaviana (Schinz) N.E.Br., Asclepias flagellaris Bolus ex Schltr., Lagarinthus filiformis E.Mey. |
Common Names | Lammerlat (a), Mountain Milk Bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common, and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across Namibia and the western arid interior of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Arid shrubland and dry river courses. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gomphocarpus filiformis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goyder, D.J. and Nicholas, A. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bulletin 56(4):769-836.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Gomphocarpus filiformis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/29 |
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