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Scientific Name | Echiostachys spicatus (Burm.f.) Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Synonyms | Echium spicatum Burm.f., Lobostemon alopecuroideus C.H.Wright, Lobostemon caudatus H.Buek, Lobostemon eriostachyus H.Buek, Lobostemon latifolius H.Buek |
Common Names | Spiky Viperbrush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1700 km², six severely fragmented subpopulations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to agriculture and urban development. Its habitat is also highly sensitive to invasion by woody and annual alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | St. Helena Bay to Somerset West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally damp sandy flats overlying clays. |
Threats |
| Agriculture (wheat, vineyards and olives) is an ongoing threat. Urban development and alien plant species (alien grasses and Port Jackson) also threaten the species. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Echiostachys spicatus (Burm.f.) Levyns | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Echiostachys spicatus (Burm.f.) Levyns | Rare | 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. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Echiostachys spicatus (Burm.f.) Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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