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Scientific Name | Agrostis subulifolia Stapf |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. Fish, R.P. Ellis & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This rare Drakensberg mountain range species is not threatened, and therefore it is assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is found in the Drakensberg mountain range in the Free State, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa. It also occurs in Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | It occurs on mountain slopes in damp areas at high altitude. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agrostis subulifolia Stapf | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agrostis subulifolia Stapf | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Fish, L., Ellis, R.P. & Victor, J.E. 2021. Agrostis subulifolia Stapf. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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