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Scientific Name | Eriospermum fragile P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three disjunct sites in Namaqualand. Low density of individuals suspected, otherwise this species would have been more regularly collected. A naturally rare species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Known mainly from the Knersvlakte, with an isolated record from north-west of Springbok. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo |
Description | Flats in very hard clay soil. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum fragile P.L.Perry | LC | 2020.1 | | Eriospermum fragile P.L.Perry | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum fragile 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2018. Eriospermum fragile P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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