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Scientific Name | Pentameris glacialis N.P.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <100 km²), known from one subpopulation but likely to occur at a few more undiscovered sites. It has no known threats. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Swartberg Mountains, Waboomsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in south-facing gullies at high altitudes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pentameris glacialis N.P.Barker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Barker, N.P. 1993. A biosystematic study of Pentameris (Arundineae, Poaceae). Bothalia 23(1):25-47.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Pentameris glacialis N.P.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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