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Scientific Name | Brachypodium flexum Nees |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachypodium fontanesianum Nees |
Common Names | Katstertgras (a), Valsbromus (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. Fish & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A widespread and common species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 698 358 km², that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread in the southern, eastern and central parts of Africa, it occurs from Saldanha Bay in South Africa to Sudan. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It grows in moist shady places of forests, usually near streams, occasionally in thickets and bushland. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by habitat degradation due to livestock farming in two subpopulations, which is a slight, ongoing threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachypodium flexum Nees | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Fish, L. 2005. Poaceae: Notes on Eragrostis. Bothalia 35(1):80-81.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Fish, L. & Raimondo, D. 2023. Brachypodium flexum Nees. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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