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Scientific Name | Oxalis hirsutibulba Dreyer, Roets & Oberl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & P.C.V. Van Wyk |
Justification | A range-restricted endemic to the Richtersveld (EOO 560 km²), but locally common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Central mountains of the Richtersveld from Kodas Peak to the Stinkfontein Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Crevices on cool, south-facing rocky hillsides. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in remote montane areas where grazing pressure is currently low. It may increase in future as lowland rangelands become increasingly degraded. This species' preference for rocky crevices on steep slopes may offer it some protection against the effects of grazing and trampling. |
Population |
This species is common on all the central Richtersveld mountains (P.C.V. van Wyk pers. obs.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis hirsutibulba Dreyer, Roets & Oberl. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Roets, F., Oberlander, K.C. and Dreyer, L.L. 2014. New relatives of Oxalis pes-caprae (Oxalidaceae) from South Africa. Blumea 59:131-138.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Van Wyk, P.C.V. 2015. Oxalis hirsutibulba Dreyer, Roets & Oberl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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