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Scientific Name | Cleretum lyratifolium Ihlenf. & Struck |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Common Names | Desert Weed Sandfig (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/04/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Cleretum lyratifolium is a range-restricted, but fairly common species. It is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Due to taxonomic uncertainty in Cleretum, it is difficult to confidently define the distribution ranges of species in this genus. This species is known mainly from the Roggeveld Escarpment, but possibly also occurs as far as the Kamiesberg and the Swartruggens region north of Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on flats with shale gravel in succulent karoo. |
Threats |
| Parts of this species' range is impacted by overgrazing, but its sensitivity to grazing is not known. Field observations recorded the species present in grazed areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cleretum lyratifolium Ihlenf. & Struck | LC | 2020.1 | | Cleretum lyratifolium Ihlenf. & Struck | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cleretum lyratifolium Ihlenf. & Struck | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Ihlenfeldt, V.H. and Struck, M. 1985. Morphologie und Taxonomie der Dorotheanthinae Schwantes (Mesembryanthemaceae). Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 61:411-453.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Cleretum lyratifolium Ihlenf. & Struck. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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