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Scientific Name | Eriospermum appendiculatum A.V.Duthie |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/24 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | Eriospermum appendiculatum is known from two locations in the Steytlerville Karoo, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 1000 km². It is potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of livestock farming, and is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Steytlerville district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Karoo Riviere |
Description | It occurs in succulent karoo shrubland, quartzite colluvium on river terraces. |
Threats |
| Eriospermum appendiculatum is possibly threatened by overgrazing and habitat degradation as a result of high densities of cattle in this area. |
Population |
This species is rarely recorded, but likely to be overlooked.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum appendiculatum A.V.Duthie | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum appendiculatum A.V.Duthie | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Perry, P.L. 1994. A revision of the genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae) Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 17:1-320.
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2020. Eriospermum appendiculatum A.V.Duthie. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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