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Scientific Name | Eriospermum laxiracemosum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/27 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <550 km², known from less than 10 locations, declining due to ongoing habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vanrhynsdorp to Clanwilliam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Klawer Sandy Shrubland |
Description | Sandy flats or slight slopes on sandstone-derived soils. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum laxiracemosum P.L.Perry | VU B1ab(ii,iii) | 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.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Eriospermum laxiracemosum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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