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Scientific Name | Delosperma annulare L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | The genus is currently under revision and all herbarium specimens need to be re-identified before the range of this species can be determined. The type specimen was collected from the Steenkampsberg in Mpumalanga. If the revision reveals that this species is endemic to high altitude grasslands in Mpumalanga, it may be threatened, as this habitat type is under pressure from mining, alien plant invasion and development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Possibly the Steenkampsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Ledges on mountains above 2000 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by quartz mining on the Steenkampsberg - two mining applications have been considered in the last few years (M. Lötter, pers. comm.), as well as alien invasive plants and residential developments. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma annulare L.Bolus | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hartmann, H.E.K. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae A-E. Springer, Berlin.
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. 2007. Delosperma annulare L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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