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Scientific Name | Eriospermum erinum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2c |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, S. Todd & E. Marinus |
Justification | A Bokkeveld Escarpment endemic known from an area of 800 km². It has experienced habitat loss to wheat cultivation (over 73% of its habitat was transformed in 60 years). Eriospermums are long-lived (generation length is suspected to be a minimum of 30 years). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Nieuwoudtville district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | Dwarf karoo shrubland on hill slopes (in soils derived from the dolerite outcrops), and on flats (in clay soils derived from Dwyka tillite). |
Threats |
| Experienced a past loss of habitat to wheat farming (over 73% of its habitat was transformed in the past 60 years). Eriospermums are long-lived species (generation time is a minimum of 30 years), so this loss has taken place in less than three generations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum erinum P.L.Perry | EN A2c | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum erinum 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 |
| Raimondo, D., Todd, S. & Marinus, E. 2007. Eriospermum erinum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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