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Scientific Name | Oxalis pallens Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxalis brachycarpa Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/26 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L.L. Dreyer & K.C. Oberlander |
Justification | EOO 891 km², fewer than five locations remain after most of this species' habitat has been transformed for crop cultivation. Decline due to agriculture and alien plant invasion is continuing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam to Malmesbury. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet flats. |
Threats |
| Most of this species habitat has been transformed for crop cultivation in the past (wheat in the Swartland region and vineyards and orchards in the Olifants River Valley). One of the four known subpopulations is threatened by invasive alien plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis pallens Eckl. & Zeyh. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,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.
Salter, T.M. 1944. The genus Oxalis in South Africa: a taxonomic revision. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 1:1-355.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Dreyer, L.L. & Oberlander, K.C. 2012. Oxalis pallens Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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