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Scientific Name | Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. subsp. divaricatum (Aiton) Jonsell |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Lepidium divaricatum Aiton, Lepidium divaricatum Aiton subsp. divaricatum, Lepidium linoides Thunb. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common weedy species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across Bushmanland, the Great Karoo to the western Free State and the Albany Region. It also occurs in Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Broken Veld, Fish Arid Thicket, Sundays Arid Thicket, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Bushmanland Arid Grassland, Bushmanland Basin Shrubland, Escarpment Arid Thicket, Eastern Lower Karoo, Bhisho Thornveld, Western Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Northern Upper Karoo, Eastern Upper Karoo, Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld, Postmasburg Thornveld, Kimberley Thornveld, Schmidtsdrif Thornveld, Kuruman Thornveld, Gamka Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in open dry grassland and thornveld, old lands, roadsides and disturbed places, and a weed of gardens. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. subsp. divaricatum (Aiton) Jonsell | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Exell, A.W. 1960. Cruciferae. In: H. Wild and A.W. Exell (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 1):181-194. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Jonsell, B. 1975. Lepidium L. (Cruciferae) in Tropical Africa: a morphological, taxonomical and phytogeographical study. Botaniska Notiser 128(1):20-46.
Marais, W. 1970. Cruciferae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:1-118. Botanical Research 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. subsp. divaricatum (Aiton) Jonsell. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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