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Scientific Name | Phyllopodium mimetes Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <4200 km², a sandveld species known from less than 10 locations. This species habitat has been severely transformed by wheat and potato cultivation. Over 70% of its habitat has been lost over the past 100 years. Loss in the northern parts of its range to potato cultivation is continuing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Het Kruis and Aurora to Mamre. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soils. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to expanding wheat and potato cultivation, as well as competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phyllopodium mimetes Hilliard | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Phyllopodium mimetes Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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