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Scientific Name | Gnidia cyanea Burch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Common Names | Roggeveld Blue Saffronbush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/08/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 181 km²), but locally common species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Roggeveld Escarpment west of Sutherland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Slopes and plateaux in Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gnidia cyanea Burch. | Rare | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Van der Merwe, H. 2010. Wild flowers of the Roggeveld and Tanqua. H van der Merwe, Calvinia.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Gnidia cyanea Burch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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