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Scientific Name | Delosperma gautengense H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & M.F. Pfab |
Justification | Three of four known locations are potentially threatened by infrastructure development, overgrazing, alien plant invasion and inappropriate fire management. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng |
Range | Magaliesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Amongst rocks on south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Changes in native species dynamics |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma gautengense H.E.K.Hartmann | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Delosperma gautengense H.E.K.Hartmann | EN A3cde+4cde; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 gautengense H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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