Besembossie

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Thesium utile A.W.Hill
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
SANTALACEAE
Synonyms
Thesium cytisoides A.W.Hill
Common Names
Besembos (a), Besembossie (a), Kafferbesembossie (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023/02/09
Assessor(s)
N. Lombard
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland, Savanna
Population

The population trend is believed to be stable.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Thesium utile A.W.HillLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Hill, A.W. 1915. Santalaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section II (Thymeleaceae-Ceratophylleae):135-212. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.


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.


Citation
Lombard, N. 2023. Thesium utile A.W.Hill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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