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Scientific Name | Silene rigens J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Synonyms | Silene noctiflora in sense of Thunb. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, J.C. Manning & P. Goldblatt |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 3715 km²), currently known from 10 locations but probably occurring at a few more, that is declining due to ongoing habitat loss and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Saldanha Bay to the Cape Flats and Hermanus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Deep, calcareous sand in strandveld thicket. |
Threats |
| This species has declined and is now possibly locally extinct on the Cape Flats due to habitat loss to urban expansion. Along the Cape West Coast, it continues to decline due to habitat loss to coastal development, agriculture, as well as competition from unmanaged alien invasive plants. South of the Cape Flats it has been recorded only once, in an area undergoing extensive coastal development, and it is uncertain whether any plants survive. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Silene rigens J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | NT B1ab(iii,v) | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the southern African native and naturalized species of Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae). Bothalia 42(2):147-186.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L., Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. 2014. Silene rigens J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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