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Scientific Name | Asparagus angusticladus (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPARAGACEAE |
Synonyms | Asparagus aethiopicus L. var. angusticladus Jessop, Protasparagus angusticladus (Jessop) Oberm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread and common across northern South Africa and Swaziland, extending into KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Scrambling shrub in sandy soils in woody clumps, bushveld and wooded rocky outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asparagus angusticladus (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Obermeyer, A.A. and Immelman, K.L. 1992. Protasparagus. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 5 Part 3 Dracenaceae, Asparagaceae, Luzuriagaceae and Smilacaceae:11-70. 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Asparagus angusticladus (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/21 |
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