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Scientific Name | Bergeranthus katbergensis L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/12/06 |
Assessor(s) | A.P. Dold, J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is restricted to sandstone soils, is common and has no severe significant threats. It is widely distributed with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 27 402 km². It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in the mountainous interior of the Eastern Cape between Adelaide, Shawbury and Burgersdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | It is restricted to sandstone soils in montane grassland, 1108-1760 m. |
Threats |
| Overstocking has degraded parts of this species' habitat in communal farmland, resulting in trampling and uprooting of plants. |
Population |
The population is not suspected to be declining, even though some areas of its habitat are overgrazed.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bergeranthus katbergensis L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Bergeranthus katbergensis L.Bolus | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Dold, A.P., Hammer, S.A. and Barker, N.P. 2005. Leaves of grass: A taxonomic revision of the genus Bergeranthus Schwantes (Aizoaceae). Haseltonia 11:78-97.
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 |
| Dold, A.P., Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2022. Bergeranthus katbergensis L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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