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Scientific Name | Delosperma macellum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Common Names | Rooibergpypie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2005/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & M.F. Pfab |
Justification | A total population 68 mature individuals occur at two known locations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Mpumalanga |
Range | Vereeniging and Heidelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Soweto Highveld Grassland |
Description | In loose gravel in open places near trees. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma macellum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Delosperma macellum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. | CR A3cde+4cde; C2a(i); D | Pfab and Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Pfab, M.F. 2005. Delosperma macellum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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