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Scientific Name | Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. var. galpinii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum falcatum L. var. galpinii L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum falcatum L., not of Thunberg (1800) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Worcester and the Langeberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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. 2017. Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/04 |
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