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Scientific Name | Eriospermum ernstii P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld & L. Potter |
Justification | Known from two areas in Bushmanland, no significant threats are known to impact this species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bushmanland, Dabenorisberg and Pellaberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert |
Description | Lower, south-facing mountain slopes, amongst hard quartzitic rocks. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum ernstii P.L.Perry | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum ernstii 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.
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Citation |
| van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Potter, L. 2005. Eriospermum ernstii P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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