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Scientific Name | Selago rigida Rolfe |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Walafrida loganii Hutch., Walafrida rigida (Rolfe) Hutch. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Selago rigida is endemic to Roggeveld and Western Karoo, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 16 799 km². This species is known from more than 10 subpopulations and can survive in disturbed sites. It is therefore not considered threatened and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found on the Bokkeveld Plateau and Roggeveld Escarpment to Nuweveld Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Roggeveld Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Gamka Karoo, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | It occupies shale slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no significant threats to this species. It is noted to occur in disturbed sites. |
Population |
While it is not possible to estimate the total population size, specimen information notes state that this species can be both occasional in suitable vegetation or locally common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago rigida Rolfe | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Selago rigida Rolfe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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