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Scientific Name | Romulea stellata M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/01/25 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | AOO <10 km², known from five locations. Potentially threatened by livestock and tourist trampling, off road vehicles and alteration of water flow patterns due to transformation of surrounding vegetation for rooibos cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg and Pakhuis Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Shallow, seasonally wet sands on sandstone pavements. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by livestock and tourist trampling, off road vehicles and alteration of water flow patterns due to transformation of surrounding vegetation for rooibos cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea stellata M.P.de Vos | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. Romulea stellata M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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