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Scientific Name | Oxalis odorata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/27 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Oxalis odorata is a range-restricted, but locally common species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 2309 km². It is not threatened, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Hantamsberg and Roggeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs in seasonally wet clay flats around the margins of ephemeral pools, or shallow soils between dolerite rocks. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Oxalis odorata. |
Population |
This species is abundant in suitable habitat, forming large subpopulations and multiplying vegetatively.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis odorata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2008. A new species of Oxalis from the Hantam-Roggeveld Plateau, Northern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 38(1):75-78.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Oxalis odorata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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