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Scientific Name | Euphorbia albipollinifera L.C.Leach |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Common Names | Plains Spurge (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO estimated 2900 km², five to 10 locations are potentially threatened by illegal collecting and degradation of the habitat by overgrazing and trampling in some areas. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Springbokvlakte south-east of Steytlerville and Steenbokvlakte west of Kirkwood. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Low, dry, stony hill slopes with sparse shrubby Karoo vegetation. |
Threats |
| Potentially illegal collecting and there is a continuous threat from goats and sheep trampling (this removes vegetation and causes erosion) in overstocked areas. |
Population |
One of the rarest Euphorbias in South Africa, with a restricted range. It is very small and easily overlooked, and all known subpopulations occur on reasonably inaccessible sites on privately owned farms (G. Marx pers. comm.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia albipollinifera L.C.Leach | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia albipollinifera L.C.Leach | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Archer, R.H. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Euphorbia albipollinifera L.C.Leach. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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