| Scientific Name | Drosanthemum salicola L.Bolus | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2020/02/18 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Drosanthemum salicola is a widespread and common species. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss across most of its range, but is not yet in danger of extinction. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 22 658 km², and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape | Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Alexander Bay in the Richtersveld southwards along the West Coast of South Africa to Yzerfontein in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Namaqualand Heuweltjie Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Cape Seashore Vegetation, Namaqualand Seashore Vegetation, Namaqualand Inland Duneveld, Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld, Namaqualand Strandveld, Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Alexander Bay Coastal Duneveld, Namaqualand Riviere, Namib Seashore Vegetation | Description | It occurs on saline sandy flats near the coast. |
Threats | | Drosanthemum salicola is threatened by ongoing habitat loss to destructive, open cast mining of coastal dunes in the Richtersveld and Namaqualand. In the Western Cape it is threatened by ongoing habitat loss to coastal development. |
Population | There is no information available on the population of this species.
| Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drosanthemum salicola L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Bolus, H.M.L. 1928-1935. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. Part II. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2020. Drosanthemum salicola L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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