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Scientific Name | Lampranthus aureus (L.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum aureum L., not of Thunb. (1791) |
Common Names | Golden Brightfig (e), Orange Dewplant (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v); C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2010/11/21 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 7 754 km², this species is known from 12 locations, subpopulations are small (less than 100 individuals per subpopulation) and severely fragmented, occurring on remnant pieces of natural vegetation. There is ongoing decline to subpopulations across the range due to crop cultivation, urban expansion and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Villiersdorp, St. Helena and the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Deep sandy soils in lowland fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species has lost the majority of its habitat to wheat cultivation and vineyards. Remaining plants are confined to small fragments where they continue to be threatened by ongoing habitat loss to agriculture, coastal development along the West Coast and alien invasive plants in the Malmesbury region. |
Population |
Subpopulations are small, a number of subpopulations have been monitored by volunteers of the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) Programme and thus far have recorded no subpopulation containing more than 100 mature individuals.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus aureus (L.) N.E.Br. | EN B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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 |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2010. Lampranthus aureus (L.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22 |
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