Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cleome conrathii Burtt Davy
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
BRASSICACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Near Threatened D2
Assessment Date
2005/10/06
Assessor(s)
M.F. Pfab, J.E. Victor, A. de Castro & P.J.D. Winter
Justification
Known from eight locations and potentially threatened by urban expansion, invasive alien plants, a deleterious fire regime, overgrazing, trampling and erosion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, Northern Cape, North West
Range
Kuruman to Pretoria.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland, Savanna
Description
Stony quartzite slopes, usually in red sandy soil, grassland or deciduous woodland, all aspects.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cleome conrathii Burtt DavyNT D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cleome conrathii Burtt DavyEN B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i)Pfab and Victor (2002)
Cleome conrathii Burtt DavyIndeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.


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.


Citation
Pfab, M.F., Victor, J.E., de Castro, A. & Winter, P.J.D. 2005. Cleome conrathii Burtt Davy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31

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