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Scientific Name | Delosperma subpetiolatum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | EOO 3107 km², AOO <1353 km², and eight known locations. At least 57% of the habitat is already transformed and there is severe ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of commercial farming, development, overgrazing, and irregular fires. Potentially threatened by alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Southern KwaZulu-Natal, with isolated occurrence in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland |
Description | Coastal grassland and rock outcrops. |
Threats |
| All known subpopulations of this species occur in areas that are extensively transformed, 57% of habitat has been lost and degraded due to urban expansion and crop fields (calculated using GIS), with overgrazing by domestic livestock and irregular fires that are ongoing threats. It is potentially threatened by alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma subpetiolatum L.Bolus | VU B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) | 2015.1 | | Delosperma subpetiolatum L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Delosperma subpetiolatum L.Bolus | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Delosperma subpetiolatum L.Bolus | Indeterminate | 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.
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 |
| Mtshali, H. 2015. Delosperma subpetiolatum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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