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Scientific Name | Sarcocornia freitagii S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/15 |
Assessor(s) | S. Steffen, L. Mucina & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 103 km², five known locations continue to decline due to ongoing loss of habitat to crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Velddrif. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Flats Strandveld |
Description | Heavy sandy, clayey soils possibly derived from calcrete. |
Threats |
| Threatened by severe ongoing habitat loss as a result of crop cultivation throughout its range. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sarcocornia freitagii S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Steffen, S., Mucina, L. and Kadereit, G. 2010. Revision of Sarcocornia (Chenopodiaceae) in South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique. Systematic Botany 35(2):390-408.
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Citation |
| Steffen, S., Mucina, L. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Sarcocornia freitagii S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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