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Scientific Name | Pseudoselago humilis (Rolfe) Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Phyllopodium rudolphii Hiern, Selago humilis Rolfe, Selago rudolphii (Hiern) Levyns |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Pseudoselago humilis has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 2920 km². It has no severe threats, and is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape in South Africa, where it occurs from the Cederberg to the Koue Bokkeveld and Great Winterhoek Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs on stony slopes and shale bands in mountain fynbos. |
Threats |
| Pseudoselago humilis occurs in remote montane areas and has no severe threats. |
Population |
It is a locally common, but easily overlooked species. As it has no severe threats, it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pseudoselago humilis (Rolfe) Hilliard | Least Concern | 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.
Hilliard, O.M. 1995. Pseudoselago, a new segregate from Selago. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 52(3):243-332.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Pseudoselago humilis (Rolfe) Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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