| Scientific Name | Trifolium africanum Ser. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | FABACEAE | Common Names | Erasmus Clover (e) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2015/06/15 | Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff | Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | Widespread across the central highlands of South Africa and Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Vaal Reefs Dolomite Sinkhole Woodland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Zastron Moist Grassland, Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland, Winburg Grassy Shrubland, Central Free State Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Klerksdorp Thornveld, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Vredefort Dome Granite Grassland, Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Stormberg Plateau Grassland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Western Highveld Sandy Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Income Sandy Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Bedford Dry Grassland, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Queenstown Thornveld, Tsomo Grassland, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Northern Free State Shrubland, Frankfort Highveld Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Senqu Montane Shrubland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland | Description | Montane grassland, wetlands and streambanks. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Trifolium africanum Ser. var. africanum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Trifolium africanum Ser. var. lydenburgense J.B.Gillett | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Jones, R.M., Strijdom, B.W. and Theron, E.P. 1974. The indigenous Sout African clovers (T. africanum Ser. and T. burchellianum Ser.) and their potential as pasture legumes. Tropical Grasslands 8(1):7-16.
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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Zohary, M. and Heller, D. 1984. The genus Trifolium. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
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Citation | | van der Colff, D. 2015. Trifolium africanum Ser. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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