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Scientific Name | Eriospermum patentiflorum Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 958 km², between six and eight locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to agricultural expansion, quarrying and road construction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vanrhynsdorp to Clanwilliam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Klawer Sandy Shrubland, Citrusdal Vygieveld, Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Arid fynbos, in sandy or clay soils. |
Threats |
| Declining due to ongoing habitat loss to agricultural expansion, quarrying, mining, and road construction. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum patentiflorum Schltr. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum patentiflorum Schltr. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Eriospermum patentiflorum Schltr. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2012. Eriospermum patentiflorum Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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