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Scientific Name | Erepsia brevipetala L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<1000 km², three known locations remain after much of this species' habitat has been transformed for wheat cultivation. It continues to decline due to overgrazing and trampling by cattle, alien plant invasion, dumping and erosion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Hopefield. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Quartz Succulent Shrubland, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | White clay slopes near watercourses. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erepsia brevipetala L.Bolus | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erepsia brevipetala L.Bolus | Endangered | 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. 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 |
| Helme, N.A., Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Erepsia brevipetala L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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