Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Wahlenbergia doleritica Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2009/08/14
Assessor(s)
C.R. Scott-Shaw & J.E. Victor
Justification
Known from three records from high altitude grasslands in the Drakensberg. Not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal
Range
Bushman's Nek and Sehlabathebe.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland
Description
Subalpine grassland.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Wahlenbergia doleritica Hilliard & B.L.BurttRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Wahlenbergia doleritica Hilliard & B.L.BurttData Deficient Scott-Shaw (1999)
Wahlenbergia doleritica Hilliard & B.L.BurttRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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


Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.


Citation
Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Wahlenbergia doleritica Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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