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Scientific Name | Panicum gilvum Launert |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Panicum laevifolium Hack. (in part), Panicum laevifolium Hack. var. contractum Pilg. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/20 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, L. Fish, J.E. Victor, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | Panicum gilvum is a widespread and common species that is not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Northern Cape |
Range | Panicum gilvum is endemic to southern Africa, and occurs in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It is widespread in the Northern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | This species is found in sandy soils, margins of vleis, dams, waterholes, in ephemeral water, and disturbed areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Panicum gilvum Launert | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. and Nembudani, M.T. 2015. Identification guide to southern African grasses. Strelitzia 36. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Fish, L., Victor, J.E., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Panicum gilvum Launert. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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