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Scientific Name | Sporobolus oxyphyllus L.Fish |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N. Hahn |
Justification | EOO 89 754 km², AOO <100 km². Known from 12 locations but likely to occur at many more. Its sodic pan habitat is relatively common in the Free State, North West and in the Northern parts of the Northern Cape. Despite much of its range being utilised for crop cultivation this taxon occurs in a micro habitat that is not ploughed and is thus not likely to be declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Southern North West Province, western Free State and Eastern and Northern Cape provinces bordering the Free State. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Nama Karoo |
Description | Grows in areas of high 'sodic' soils especially at the edges of salt pans and in saline vleis. |
Threats |
| No severe threats. The waterlogged and often saline habitat of this species is not suitable for crop cultivation. There are potential threats of overgrazing, salt mining, and erosion, but these do not currently have a severe impact on this species (Hahn 2013). |
Population |
This species is locally abundant in suitable habitat, and subpopulations are large. The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sporobolus oxyphyllus L.Fish | NT B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2012.1 | | Sporobolus oxyphyllus L.Fish | NT B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Fish, L. 2006. Poaceae: A new species of Sporobolus (Sporobolinae) in South Africa. Bothalia 36(1):71-73.
Hahn, N. 2013. Rare, endangered and endemic flora of the North West Province. Unpublished Report to the Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Tourism, North West Provincial Government.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Hahn, N. 2016. Sporobolus oxyphyllus L.Fish. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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