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Scientific Name | Selago neglecta Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Selago fruticulosa Rolfe (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from a very small range (EOO 55 km²), from three locations. More than 50% of its EOO has been transformed for crop cultivation. It is also suffering continuing decline in habitat quality due to alien plant invasion and the recent introduction of ostriches. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lower Breede River Valley, between Malgas and the Breede River Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld |
Description | Shallow shale-derived soils on stony slopes. |
Threats |
| Expanding crop cultivation (wheat and vineyards) has led to a 50% reduction in this species' Extent of Occurrence and habitat loss is ongoing. Plants remaining on small fragments are threatened by overgrazing and trampling by ostriches and competition from alien invasive plants, with coastal areas being particularly densely invaded. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago neglecta 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. 2007. Selago neglecta Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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