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Scientific Name | Thesium confusum J.C.Manning & F.Forest |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
Synonyms | Thesidium fragile Sond., Thesium microcarpum A.DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Little Karoo, and Saldanha Bay to the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats and slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thesium confusum J.C.Manning & F.Forest | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Thesidium fragile (Thunb.) Sond. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Forest, F. and Manning, J.C. 2013. SANTALACEAE: The minor genera Kunkeliella and Thesidium included in Thesium. Bothalia 43(2):214-216.
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Thesium confusum J.C.Manning & F.Forest. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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