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Scientific Name | Oxalis stellata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. gracilior T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander & D. Pillay |
Justification | A range-restricted species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 100 km², that is not threatened. Only one subpopulation is known at present, but its range is poorly explored and there may be others. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Langkloof, northern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in arid mountain fynbos on sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis stellata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. gracilior T.M.Salter | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oxalis stellata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. gracilior T.M.Salter | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Oxalis stellata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. gracilior T.M.Salter | Uncertain | 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.
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Citation |
| Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. & Pillay, D. 2005. Oxalis stellata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. gracilior T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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