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Scientific Name | Nemesia aurantia K.E.Steiner |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one location where it is potentially threatened by overgrazing by livestock. Described in 2009, this species is still poorly known and more locations may exist. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Garies. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Loose sand in Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by livestock grazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nemesia aurantia K.E.Steiner | VU D2 | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Steiner, K.E. 2009. Two new species of Nemesia (Scrophulariaceae) from arid areas of the Northern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 39(1):67-72.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2012. Nemesia aurantia K.E.Steiner. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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