Saltpangrass

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth var. capensis Stapf
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
POACEAE
Common Names
Reedgrass (e), Saltpangrass (e), Soutpangras (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2004/03/03
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & L. Fish
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth var. capensis StapfLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth var. capensis StapfNear Threatened Pfab and Victor (2002)
Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth var. capensis StapfIndeterminate/Insufficiently Known 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
Victor, J.E. & Fish, L. 2004. Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth var. capensis Stapf. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/22

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