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Scientific Name | Eriospermum macgregoriorum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/27 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <200 km², known from four sites but a few more likely. Not threatened as the soils it grows on are not suitable for ploughing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | Dolerite derived clays. |
Threats |
| About 15% of the area is cultivated, but this species' habitat is unlikely to have been impacted. Transformation is not ongoing. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum macgregoriorum P.L.Perry | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 macgregoriorum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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