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Scientific Name | Acrodon quarcicola H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <1500 km², four known locations continue to decline due to urban development, alien plant invasion and crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Agulhas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Quartzitic slopes. |
Threats |
| Crop cultivation has caused extensive past habitat loss and remains an ongoing threat on the Agulhas Plain. Coastal development and competition from alien invasive plants are also likely to be causing ongoing declines. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Acrodon quarcicola H.E.K.Hartmann | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Hartmann, H.E.K. 1996. Miscellaneous taxonomic notes on Aizoaceae. Bradleya 14:29-56.
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 |
| Klak, C., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Acrodon quarcicola H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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