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Scientific Name | Oxalis flava L. var. unifoliolata Dreyer & Oberl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized taxon (EOO 11 km²), known from three locations and potentially threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Loeriesfontein to Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo |
Description | Clay substrates on plains. |
Threats |
| Clay flats within this species' range are extensively cultivated, particularly along rivers, but none of the three known locations are currently directly threatened by expanding cultivation. Habitat loss to crop cultivation is however a potential threat. |
Population |
This taxon is currently known from only three subpopulations (Dreyer et al. 2010).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis flava L. var. flava | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Oxalis flava L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. and Roets, F. 2010. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Oxalis fabaefolia (Oxalidaceae) and the description of a unique variety of Oxalis flava from the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Blumea 55(3):253-258.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Oxalis flava L. var. unifoliolata Dreyer & Oberl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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