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Scientific Name | Pentameris hirtiglumis N.P.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/05 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & L. Fish |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO<50 km²), known from three subpopulations. No recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Moderate to high altitude shale bands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pentameris hirtiglumis 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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Fish, L. 2006. Pentameris hirtiglumis N.P.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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