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Scientific Name | Oxalis strigosa T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/28 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, K.C. Oberlander & L.L. Dreyer |
Justification | EOO and AOO <400 km², two remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban and vineyard expansion, alien grass invasion and lack of fire due to habitat fragmentation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tygerberg to Stellenbosch. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Granitic and shale loams on hills or mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| Urban development has led to much suitable habitat on the Tygerberg hills being lost in the past. In addition, crop cultivation for vineyards is past and remains a present severe threat.
Lack of fires and invasive aliens, particularly alien grasses threatened all remaining subpopulations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis strigosa T.M.Salter | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(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., Oberlander, K.C. & Dreyer, L.L. 2012. Oxalis strigosa T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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