Blouwaterblommetjie

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Limosella grandiflora Benth.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Synonyms
Limosella capensis Thunb., exluding syn. L.diandra L., Limosella coerulea Burch., Limosella monticola Dinter, Limosella natans Spreng. ex Drège
Common Names
Blouwaterblommetjie (a), Bolibana (ss), Slangkos (a), Tongblaar (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2017/09/12
Assessor(s)
H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden
Justification
This species is widespread, common and not in dander of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
This species' range extends from Mpumalanga southwards to Clanwilliam in the Western Cape. It also occurs in Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Freshwater
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo
Description
Plants grow in marshes, pools and occasionally in streams.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Limosella grandiflora Benth.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.


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.


Hiern, W.P. 1904. Scrophulariaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section II (Hydrophyllaceae to Pedalineae):121-420. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.


Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1986. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: XII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 43(2):189-228.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.


Citation
Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Limosella grandiflora Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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