Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Wahlenbergia microphylla (Adamson) Lammers
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
Synonyms
Lightfootia microphylla Adamson
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2008/04/03
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo, C.N. Cupido & F. Daniels
Justification
Only known from one collection, collected over 50 years ago in the Bontebok Park which used to be on the Agulhas Plain, this area is no longer conserved as the park has been moved to an area near Swellendam. This species is potentially threatened by invasive alien plants.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Agulhas Plain south of Bredasdorp.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos
Description
Coastal sandy flats.
Threats
Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Wahlenbergia microphylla (Adamson) LammersVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Wahlenbergia microphylla (Adamson) LammersVU D2Victor (2002)
Wahlenbergia microphylla (Adamson) LammersInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Lightfootia microphylla AdamsonUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Raimondo, D., Cupido, C.N. & Daniels, F. 2008. Wahlenbergia microphylla (Adamson) Lammers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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