Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Wahlenbergia minuta Brehmer
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/09/27
Assessor(s)
W.G. Welman & J.E. Victor
Justification
A range-restricted species (EOO 210 km²) that is not threatened. 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
Northern Cape
Range
This species occurs from Hantam to Gebiet.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Blomveld
Description
Plants grow in Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Wahlenbergia minuta BrehmerRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Wahlenbergia minuta BrehmerLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Wahlenbergia minuta BrehmerInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Wahlenbergia minuta BrehmerUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

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.


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.


Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. 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.


Von Brehmer, W. 1915. Aufzahrlung der afrikanischen aiten von Wahlenbergie nebst diagnosen der neuen arten. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 53:9-143.


Citation
Welman, W.G. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Wahlenbergia minuta Brehmer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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