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Scientific Name | Wahlenbergia juncea (H.Buek) Lammers |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Synonyms | Lightfootia juncea (H.Buek) Sond., Prismatocarpus junceus H.Buek |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Wahlenbergia juncea is widespread, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 29 641 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found on the mountains of the Eastern Cape interior from the Sneeuberg to the Amathole Mountains, and northwards as far as Aliwal North. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bedford Dry Grassland, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Queenstown Thornveld, Tsomo Grassland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Stormberg Plateau Grassland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland |
Description | It occurs on rocky places in grassland. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Wahlenbergia juncea. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Wahlenbergia juncea (H.Buek) Lammers | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Adamson, R.S. 1955. The South African species of Lightfootia. Journal of South African Botany 21:156-211.
Lammers, T.G. 1995. Transfer of the Southern African Species of Lightfootia, nom. illeg., to Wahlenbergia (Campanulaceae, Campanuloideae). Taxon 44(3):333-339.
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. Wahlenbergia juncea (H.Buek) Lammers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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