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Scientific Name | Eriospermum bruynsii P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/27 |
Assessor(s) | C. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from one location near Calitzdorp. Potentially threatened by agriculture (vineyard cultivation) and urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Calitzdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Little Karoo |
Description | Eastern Little Karoo, in clay soils derived from shale. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation as a result of vineyard cultivation, ostrich farming and urban expansion. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum bruynsii P.L.Perry | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum bruynsii P.L.Perry | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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. 2007. Eriospermum bruynsii P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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