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Scientific Name | Selago heterotricha Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three locations from a very small range (EOO 346 km²). Over 70% of its habitat has been transformed for potato and rooibos tea cultivation, and loss is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koekenaap to Graafwater. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats. |
Threats |
| At least 70% of this species' habitat has been lost to rooibos tea and potato cultivation and habitat loss is ongoing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago heterotricha Hilliard | EN 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. 2016. Selago heterotricha Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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