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Scientific Name | Selago villicaulis Rolfe |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 3800 km², known from less than 10 locations. Threatened by ongoing coastal development on the South Coast as well as by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Stilbaai to Knysna. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Goukamma Dune Thicket |
Description | Fixed dunes up to 150 m. |
Threats |
| Coastal development is an ongoing, moderate to severe threat throughout this species range- especially in the George, Wilderness and Knysna areas.
Alien plants are an ongoing, moderate threat throughout the species range. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago villicaulis Rolfe | 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.
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.
Rolfe, R.A. 1901. Selagineae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section I (Acanthaceae-Proteaceae):95-180. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Selago villicaulis Rolfe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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