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Scientific Name | Oxalis droseroides E.Mey. ex Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxalis saronensis F.Bolus, Oxalis saronensis R.Knuth, Oxalis semiglandulosa Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/30 |
Assessor(s) | K.C. Oberlander & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 259 km², fewer than five remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban development, alien plant invasion and crop cultivation especially in the upper Breede River Valley. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Worcester and Malmesbury to Paarl. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Clay slopes, 300-500 m. |
Threats |
| The majority of this species' habitat has been lost to crop cultivation, and it continues to decline due to ongoing conversion of its habitat for crop cultivation (olives and vines), urban expansion, road infrastructure maintenance and invasive alien plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis droseroides E.Mey. ex Sond. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | 2012.1 | | Oxalis droseroides E.Mey. ex Sond. | VU B1ab(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 |
| Oberlander, K.C. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Oxalis droseroides E.Mey. ex Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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