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Scientific Name | Eriospermum sabulosum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Plants at one known location are potentially threatened by habitat loss to agricultural expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, southwest of Kamieskroon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, on flats in coarse granitic sand near granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| Part of this species' habitat has been ploughed for crop cultivation in the past, however, the land is only marginally suitable for cultivation and it is not an ongoing threat. Further sporadic loss to crop cultivation however remains a potential threat. |
Population |
This species is known from only one subpopulation, but occurs in a remote and botanically poorly explored area. In addition, Eriospermum species are severely undersampled, as plants are cryptic, and leaves and flowers appear separately. Therefore it is highly likely that more subpopulations exist elsewhere in similar, suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum sabulosum P.L.Perry | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum sabulosum 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Eriospermum sabulosum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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