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Scientific Name | Wiborgia tenuifolia E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Wiborgia angustifolia Benth., Wiborgia parvifolia E.Mey., Wiborgia tetraptera E.Mey. var. B. angustifolia (Benth.) Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened A2c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/02/20 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Although still relatively widespread (EOO 17 030 km²) and common (>20 known locations), this species has lost at least 25% of its habitat to crop cultivation and urban expansion in the past 50 years (generation length 20 years) and continues to decline. Also threatened by overgrazing by livestock in the Little Karoo. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester to Riversdale including the Little Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Lowland renosterveld-fynbos scrub. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation, urban expansion and overgrazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Wiborgia tenuifolia E.Mey. | NT A2c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Wiborgia tenuifolia E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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