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Scientific Name | Selago rotundifolia L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Walafrida rotundifolia (L.f.) Rolfe |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <3900 km², known from seven locations. Declining due to alien plant invasion and agricultural expansion, especially on the Humansdorp Plain. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Knysna to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, Southern Cape Dune Fynbos, St Francis Dune Thicket, Sardinia Forest Thicket |
Description | Forest margins or grassy flats near the coast, 90-210 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to urban and agricultural expansion and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago rotundifolia L.f. | VU B1ab(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.
Hilliard, O.M. 1999. The tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae). Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh/Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh/Kew.
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. 2007. Selago rotundifolia L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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