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Scientific Name | Oxalis petricola Dreyer, Roets & Oberl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/02 |
Assessor(s) | F. Roets, K.C. Oberlander & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from a restricted area, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 50 km². It is known from only one population that occurs within a protected area. No threats are known. 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 | Northern Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Richtersberg Mountain Desert |
Description | Plants grow in Richtersberg Mountain Desert. |
Threats |
| No threats have been reported for this species. It occurs in the remote, arid eastern parts of the Richtersveld where grazing pressure is low. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis petricola Dreyer, Roets & Oberl. | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Roets, F., Oberlander, K.C. and Dreyer, L.L. 2013. Two new Oxalis species (Oxalidaceae) from the Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfontier Park. Blumea 57:229-235.
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Citation |
| Roets, F., Oberlander, K.C. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Oxalis petricola Dreyer, Roets & Oberl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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