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Scientific Name | Thesium frisea L. var. frisea |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/11 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Specimens identified as this species are very variable and it is likely that they do not all represent a single taxon. This genus requires taxonomic revision before we can accurately assess the conservation status of this taxon. The genus Thesium has not been revised and taxa are not clearly delimited. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Unknown possibly Elandsbaai to Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes and flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thesium frisea L. var. frisea | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Thesium frisea L. var. frisea. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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