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Scientific Name | Zaluzianskya natalensis Bernh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Nycterinia natalensis Bernh., Zaluzianskya maritima of other authors, not of (L.f.) Walp.: Hiern (1904) (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Zaluzianskya natalensis is a widespread, but rarely recorded species. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, but not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from Barberton in eastern Mpumalanga, southwards through western eSwatini (Swaziland) to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and Drakensberg foothills in the vicinity of Kokstad. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland |
Description | It occurs in montane and mistbelt grassland. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by habitat loss, predominantly past loss to timber plantations, but also ongoing loss to urban expansion, mining and agriculture. About 40% of its habitat is already irreversibly modified. In addition, many subpopulations are threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing, inappropriate fire management, and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zaluzianskya natalensis Bernh. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Pooley, E. 2005. A field guide to wild flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Zaluzianskya natalensis Bernh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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