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Scientific Name | Selago exigua Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.F. Matlamela, D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Selago exigua has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 10 km². It is known from one collection but likely to be under collected. It has no recorded threats. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Swartberg Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on sandstone slopes, 760 m. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Selago exigua. |
Population |
This species is rarely recorded, but may be overlooked. It is possibly more widespread in the Swartberg Mountains, and field surveys are needed to better document its distribution range. Its habitat is well-protected and the population is therefore not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago exigua Hilliard | Rare | 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., Matlamela, P.F., Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2018. Selago exigua Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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