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Scientific Name | Diascia tugelensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2004/10/12 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, C.R. Scott-Shaw, K.E. Steiner & S.J. Smithies |
Justification | A Drakensberg endemic that occurs as small, scattered subpopulations, often with fewer than 40 plants. All of the three known sites fall within protected areas. Not known to be declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Montane and subalpine grassland, often in moist rocky sites, 1800-3300 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Diascia tugelensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Diascia tugelensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Diascia tugelensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Steiner, K.E. & Smithies, S.J. 2004. Diascia tugelensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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