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Scientific Name | Stipagrostis proxima (Steud.) De Winter |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Aristida proxima Steud. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/17 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. Fish |
Justification | Known only from two collections and not collected for 20 years. This taxon may be threatened, more surveys are required before an estimate of its risk of extinction can be made. It is possibly undersampled, but is also potentially threatened by habitat loss. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State |
Range | Bethulie and Aliwal North. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket |
Description | Sandy soils in disturbed areas. |
Threats |
| There are no recent surveys of this species but it may be threatened by urban development and crop cultivation around Aliwal North. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stipagrostis proxima (Steud.) De Winter | Rare | 2012.1 | | Stipagrostis proxima (Steud.) De Winter | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stipagrostis proxima (Steud.) De Winter | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Fish, L. 2013. Stipagrostis proxima (Steud.) De Winter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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