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Scientific Name | Lessertia tomentosa DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Eendtjies (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 7368 km², 10-15 remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, as well as competition from unmanaged alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | St. Helena Bay to the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal dunes and deep sandy soils on coastal plains. |
Threats |
| This species has declined on the Cape Peninsula and Cape Flats were its habitat has been lost to urban expansion (human settlement and industry). A few subpopulations persist in some open spaces (nature reserves and commonages) within the city boundaries. Around the Vredenburg Peninsula it has also declined due to coastal and industrial development, particularly around Saldanha Bay. Remaining subpopulations on the West Coast between Vredenburg and Cape Town continue to be threatened by habitat loss to development (N.A. Helme pers. comm.). Much of this species' remaining habitat further inland is infested with unmanaged alien invasive plants. In total, less than 40% of this species' habitat remains intact, and the population is becoming increasingly fragmented due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lessertia tomentosa DC. | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv) | 2015.1 | | Lessertia tomentosa DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, 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 |
| van der Colff, D. & Helme, N.A. 2015. Lessertia tomentosa DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/20 |
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