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Scientific Name | Asparagus spinescens Steud. ex Roem. & Schult. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPARAGACEAE |
Synonyms | Asparagus stipulaceus Lam. var. spinescens Steud. ex Roem. & Schult., Asparagus suaveolens in sense of Jessop (in part), Protasparagus spinescens (Steud. ex Roem. & Schult.) Oberm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, F. Cholo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Known from four widely disjunct collections in the Eastern Cape (EOO 9400 km²), but likely to have a few more undiscovered subpopulations. Most collections are from mountain slopes and are thus not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Uitenhage to Queenstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Tsomo Grassland, Sundays Valley Thicket, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Fish Arid Thicket, Baviaans Valley Thicket |
Description | Mountain slopes and valleys. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asparagus spinescens Steud. ex Roem. & Schult. | Rare | 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 |
| Raimondo, D., Cholo, F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Asparagus spinescens Steud. ex Roem. & Schult. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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