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Scientific Name | Serruria foeniculacea R.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PROTEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered A2c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)c(iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)c(iv) |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/01 |
Assessor(s) | A.G. Rebelo, H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | A population reduction of > 80% is estimated based on habitat loss and a reduction in range (EOO) due to urban expansion, inappropriate fire management and overgrazing in the past 60 years (generation length 20 years). A small population of four wild plants remain at one location and continue to decline. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Flats. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Description | Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, in moist conditions. |
Threats |
| Threats include urban expansion in Cape Town, small subpopulation size, inferred genetic decline (inbreeding depression), too-infrequent fire, overgrazing (Grysbok, Hippo), inadequate taxonomy and alien invasive ants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Serruria foeniculacea R.Br. | CR A2c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)c(iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)c(iv); C2a(i,ii)b; D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Serruria foeniculacea R.Br. | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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 |
| Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2006. Serruria foeniculacea R.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/04 |
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