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Scientific Name | Delosperma alpinum (N.E.Br.) S.A.Hammer & A.P.Dold |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Ectotropis alpina N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/27 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | A habitat specialist known from three sites. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Amathole Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Amathole Mistbelt Grassland |
Description | Bare faces of dolerite rock scree, in dense clumps of lichen/mosses. |
Threats |
| No severe threats (A.P. Dold pers. comm. 2007). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma alpinum (N.E.Br.) S.A.Hammer & A.P.Dold | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ectotropis alpina N.E.Br. | 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2007. Delosperma alpinum (N.E.Br.) S.A.Hammer & A.P.Dold. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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