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Scientific Name | Diascia appendiculata K.E.Steiner |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/02 |
Assessor(s) | K.E. Steiner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO <915 km², between six and 10 locations continue to decline due to habitat loss to crop cultivation and disturbance of natural burning regimes due to habitat fragmentation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Citrusdal region, Greys Pass to Algeria. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Slopes or flats in loose alluvial sands derived from Table Mountain Sandstone. |
Threats |
| Severely threatened by crop cultivation throughout its range, the majority of subpopulations have been found on road verges and on the edges of cultivated fields. In addition, habitat fragmentation affects fire frequency, which may negatively impact this species which relies on fires to stimulate flowering. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| This species flowers for the first three years after a fire. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Diascia appendiculata K.E.Steiner | VU B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Steiner, K.E. 2009. Three new species of Diascia (Scrophulariaceae) from the Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 39(1):11-17.
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Citation |
| Steiner, K.E. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Diascia appendiculata K.E.Steiner. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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