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Scientific Name | Delosperma clavipes Lavis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three sites along the Drakensberg escarpment edge (EOO 6700 km²). All collections are from South Africa, but this species is very likely to occur in Lesotho. Probably under-collected and possibly threatened as it is grazed by livestock. More field data are required before its status can be determined. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Drakensberg Escarpment, Naude's Nek to Sani Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Rocky, flat summits. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma clavipes Lavis | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Delosperma clavipes Lavis | Insufficiently Known | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Delosperma clavipes Lavis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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