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Scientific Name | Delosperma guthriei Lavis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/12/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 134 km², plants at five known locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to coastal development as well as competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kleinmond to Hermanus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal sands along rocky shores. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to coastal development, as well as competition from dense infestations of alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma guthriei Lavis | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 2017.1 | | Delosperma guthriei Lavis | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Delosperma guthriei Lavis | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2015. Delosperma guthriei Lavis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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