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Scientific Name | Oxalis senecta T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2010/07/13 |
Assessor(s) | L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | This rare endemic of the Knersvlakte is known from less than 10 locations and potentially threatened by limestone mining. It is possibly sensitive to drought and may potentially be affected by climate change. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld, Northern Knersvlakte Vygieveld, Namaqualand Riviere |
Description | Sandy banks of dry watercourses. |
Threats |
| One location is potential threatened by limestone mining. This rare species may also be affected by drought/climate change (L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander pers. comm.). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis senecta T.M.Salter | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oxalis senecta T.M.Salter | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Oxalis senecta T.M.Salter | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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 |
| Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2010. Oxalis senecta T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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