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Scientific Name | Ebracteola wilmaniae (L.Bolus) Glen |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum vermeuleniae L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum wilmaniae L.Bolus, Ruschia wilmaniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Ruschia wilmaniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. angustifolia L.Bolus, Ruschia wilmaniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. vermeuleniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Ruschia wilmaniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. wilmaniae |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/09/30 |
Assessor(s) | N. Hahn & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Widespread across the Northern Cape and North West Province, from Zeerust to Prieska. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Lithosols in chert or dolomite outcrops in grassland. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to this species. Mining is a potential threat to some subpopulations (Hahn 2013), but is unlikely lead to a rapid increase in this species' risk of extinction. |
Population |
This species was previously known from only a few collections, but recent field surveys in North West Province found it to be widespread and common, indicating that it has been overlooked, and is not rare or threatened (Hahn 2013). The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ebracteola wilmaniae (L.Bolus) Glen | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Glen, H.F. 1986. Numerical taxonomic studies in the subtribe Ruschiinae (Mesembryanthemaceae) - Astridia, Acrodon and Ebracteola. Bothalia 16(2):203-226.
Hahn, N. 2013. Rare, endangered and endemic flora of the North West Province. Unpublished Report to the Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Tourism, North West Provincial Government.
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 |
| Hahn, N. & von Staden, L. 2016. Ebracteola wilmaniae (L.Bolus) Glen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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