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Scientific Name | Dracoscirpoides surculosa Muasya, Reynders & Goetgh. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Limpopo Waterberg and the Mpumalanga Drakensberg Escarpment to Swaziland, and southwards along the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills and Midlands to the South Coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Stream margins and damp places in montane and coastal grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dracoscirpoides surculosa Muasya, Reynders & Goetgh. | Least Concern | 2013.1 | | Dracoscirpoides surculosa Muasya, Reynders & Goetgh. | Least Concern | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Muasya, A.M., Reynders, M., Goetghebeur, P., Simpson, D.A. and Vrijdaghs, A. 2012. Dracoscirpoides (Cyperaceae) - a new genus from southern Africa, its taxonomy and floral ontogeny. South African Journal of Botany 78:104-115.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Dracoscirpoides surculosa Muasya, Reynders & Goetgh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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