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Scientific Name | Thesmophora scopulosa Rourke |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | STILBACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 24 km², known from four locations and potentially threatened by a deleterious fire regime. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | The peaks above Michell's Pass near Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Upper rocky sandstone slopes in rock crevices. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thesmophora scopulosa Rourke | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Thesmophora scopulosa Rourke | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Thesmophora scopulosa Rourke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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