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Scientific Name | Peliostomum leucorrhizum E.Mey. ex Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Aptosimum leucorrhizum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) E.Phillips, Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl., Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl. var. lineare, Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl. var. randii (S.Moore) Emil Weber, Aptosimum nelsii Emil Weber, Aptosimum randii S.Moore |
Common Names | Bushveld Carpet Flower (e), Martha se Viooltjie (a), Springbokbos (a), Veld Violet (e), Viooltjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/15 |
Assessor(s) | N.N. Mhlongo |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1 073 798 km². It is known from 40-45 subpopulations, and while a few subpopulations are threatened by habitat degradation and loss as a result of agriculture and the effects of invasive alien species, it is still too abundant to be at risk of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | This species' distribution extends from South Africa to Namibia and Botswana through to South tropical Africa. Within South Africa, it occurs in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga and the North West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Musina Mopane Bushveld, Granite Lowveld, Nossob Bushveld, Gordonia Duneveld, Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland, Southern Kalahari Mekgacha |
Description | It is found in sandy and calcareous soils, karroid flats and flood plains. |
Threats |
| Although this species has severe threats in parts of its range due to agriculture (livestock farming and crop cultivation) and encroachment by alien invasive plants, it is not presently at risk of extinction. |
Population |
There are 40 to 45 subpopulations of this species. Two subpopulations of this species are experiencing severe habitat degradation due to agricultural practices and invasive alien species, but it still persists locally and is abundant. The population is inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Peliostomum leucorrhizum E.Mey. ex Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl. var. lineare | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bredenkamp, C.L. 2019. A flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Herman, P.P.J. and Retief, E. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6:1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Kolberg, H. and van Slageren, M. 2016. A synopsis of Aptosimum and Peliostomum (Scrophulariaceae) in Namibia, including the description of a new species, Aptosimum radiatum, and keys to all accepted species. Kew Bulletin 71:16.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Mhlongo, N.N. 2023. Peliostomum leucorrhizum E.Mey. ex Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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