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Scientific Name | Wiborgiella mucronata (Benth.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lebeckia leptophylla Benth., Lebeckia mucronata Benth. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread montane species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky lower south-facing sandstone slopes and rocky outcrops. |
Population |
A common resprouter conspicuous in the second or third year after fire.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia mucronata Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lebeckia leptophylla Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S., Tilney, P.M. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2010. Taxonomy of Wiborgiella (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae), a genus endemic to the greater Cape Region of South Africa. Systematic Botany 35(2):325-340.
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Wiborgiella mucronata (Benth.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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