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Scientific Name | Eriospermum aribesense P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | C. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from one location where it is potentially threatened by mining and livestock overgrazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Aribis Mountains north of Steinkopf. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Shale Shrubland |
Description | Slopes with well-drained stony soil in Namaqualand Shale Shrubland. |
Threats |
| The population occurs near an abandoned limestone mine, but with increasing mining pressure across South Africa, resuming of mining activities and mining expansion is a potential threat. It is also potentially threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing and trampling. Much of the area around Steinkopf is overstocked with livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum aribesense P.L.Perry | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum aribesense P.L.Perry | Rare | 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.
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Citation |
| Archer, C. & Victor, J.E. 2015. Eriospermum aribesense P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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