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Scientific Name | Prismatocarpus lycopodioides A.DC. var. hispidus Adamson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted taxon (EOO<10 km²), known from two subpopulations, this taxon has no recorded threats. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Wemmershoek Valley below Wemmershoek Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in sandy places between rocks and at the base of cliffs. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Prismatocarpus lycopodioides A.DC. var. hispidus Adamson | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Prismatocarpus lycopodioides A.DC. var. hispidus Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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