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Scientific Name | Eriospermum ramosum 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 | A poorly known species recorded from four widely separated sites in Namaqualand. Occurs as small subpopulations at low densities. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, west of Kamiesberg to Riethuis. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Blomveld |
Description | Sandy soils probably derived from granite. |
Threats |
| No known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum ramosum P.L.Perry | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum ramosum 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Eriospermum ramosum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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