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Scientific Name | Drosanthemum hispifolium (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Drosanthemum striatum (Haw.) Schwantes var. hispifolium (Haw.) G.D.Rowley |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/02/23 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO 14 400 km², eight locations remain after most of this species' habitat in the Olifants River Valley and Swartland has been transformed for crop cultivation. It continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban development, alien plant invasion and agriculture. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam to Koeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Lowland hills or flats in loamy shale. |
Threats |
| Urban development, agriculture, aliens. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drosanthemum hispifolium (Haw.) Schwantes | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 |
| Klak, C., Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Drosanthemum hispifolium (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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