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Scientific Name | Lampranthus stenus (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lampranthus monticola (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum stenum Haw. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/06/08 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, E.J. van Jaarsveld & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO<2000 km², seven known locations are declining due to ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation, coastal development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal acid sands. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus stenus (Haw.) N.E.Br. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lampranthus stenus (Haw.) N.E.Br. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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., van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Potter, L. 2006. Lampranthus stenus (Haw.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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