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Scientific Name | Lobostemon sanguineus Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Synonyms | Echium sanguineum (Schltr.) I.M.Johnst. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/17 |
Assessor(s) | M.H. Buys, N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & F. Daniels |
Justification | EOO 700 km², known from four sites. It has lost habitat to agriculture. Potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Confined to relatively sandy soils on slopes or hilltops. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lobostemon sanguineus Schltr. | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lobostemon sanguineus Schltr. | Not Threatened | 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 |
| Buys, M.H., Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & Daniels, F. 2006. Lobostemon sanguineus Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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