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Scientific Name | Nemesia deflexa Grant ex K.E.Steiner |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Nemesia deflexa is widespread with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 14 710 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the mountains along the northern border of the Little Karoo, from Touwsberg to the Kouga Mountains and Baviaanskloof. It is also found around Tradouw's Pass in the Langeberg and the Outeniqua Mountains near George. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in seasonally moist, shaded overhangs and slopes in kloofs. |
Threats |
| Nemesia deflexa is threatened by habitat degradation. |
Population |
It is a habitat specialist, but it is locally common in suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nemesia deflexa Grant ex K.E.Steiner | Least Concern | 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.
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.
Steiner, K.E. 1994. A new Nemesia from the interior of the southern Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 60(4):211-213.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Nemesia deflexa Grant ex K.E.Steiner. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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