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Scientific Name | Eriospermum flavum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Cederberg endemic, said to be locally common after fire, known from three sites but a few more likely within unexplored areas of its range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Nardouw Mountains to Wellington. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy pockets amongst rocks of Table Mountain Group derived sandstone. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum flavum P.L.Perry | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum flavum P.L.Perry | Insufficiently Known | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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. 2007. Eriospermum flavum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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