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Scientific Name | Selago diffusa Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Selago diosmoides Rolfe exluding Eckl. & Zeyh. specimen from Gauritz River (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/13 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1850 km², known from four locations but suspected to occur at another five. Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to alien plant invasion, coastal development and crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gansbaai to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Limestone flats, outcrops, slopes and hills, as well as sand dunes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to coastal development, agricultural expansion and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago diffusa Thunb. | 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.
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 diffusa Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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