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Scientific Name | Psoralea muirii C.H.Stirt. & Muasya |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/02/06 |
Assessor(s) | C.H. Stirton, J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 620 km², less than five known locations are declining due to alien acacia invasion and habitat degradation as a result of thatch harvesting. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Albertinia to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Soils derived from limestone outcrops. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
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.
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 |
| Stirton, C.H., Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Psoralea muirii C.H.Stirt. & Muasya. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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