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Scientific Name | Oxalis zeyheri Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/11/05 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This rare, Cape endemic is found in disjunct areas from Hantam and Ceres to Montagu. With no known threats, it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction and is consequently assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species has a disjunct distribution range in the Northern and Western Cape provinces, from Hantam and Ceres to Montagu. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in arid flats and slopes, 300-650 m. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis zeyheri Sond. | Least Concern | 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.
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 |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Oxalis zeyheri Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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