| Scientific Name | Selago albomontana Hilliard | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Rare | Assessment Date | 2008/03/17 | Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.F. Matlamela & D.A. Kamundi | Justification | A range-restricted endemic known from a very small area (EOO 80 km²), from two subpopulations. This species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Western Cape | Range | Witteberg, Tweedside. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Western Little Karoo, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld | Description | Karoo scrub on well-drained, stony soil and among rocks, 975-1220 m. |
Threats | No threats. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Selago albomontana 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.
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. 2008. Selago albomontana Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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