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Scientific Name | Panicum lanipes Mez |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Panicum lanipes is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across Bushmanland and Gordonia, from Upington to Britstown. It also occurs in Namibia and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Upper Karoo, Bushmanland Basin Shrubland, Bushmanland Arid Grassland, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Kalahari Karroid Shrubland, Lower Gariep Broken Veld, Bushmanland Vloere |
Description | It occurs on stony, sandy or calcrete soils in wetlands, on hill slopes or in dry river beds. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Panicum lanipes Mez | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Panicum lanipes Mez. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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