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Scientific Name | Eriospermum glaciale P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2c |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | This geophyte has a very limited distribution EOO 800 km². Over 75% of its habitat has been lost to ploughing for wheat over the past 70 years. This loss has taken place in less than three generations of this slow growing species (generation length estimated to be 30 years). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Dwyka tillite clays. |
Threats |
| Agriculture (ploughing) in the past. This species is limited to tillite renosterveld and has lost up to 75% of its habitat (Unpublished Nieuwoudtville Conservation Farming data; Todd 2003). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum glaciale P.L.Perry | EN A2c | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum glaciale 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. & Helme, N.A. 2007. Eriospermum glaciale P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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