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Scientific Name | Psammotropha spicata Adamson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & R.C. Turner |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 60 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of less than 60 km². Suitable habitat at two known locations is declining due to rooibos tea cultivation. It is therefore assessed as Endangered under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Gifberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in deep sands. |
Threats |
| It is threatened by ongoing habitat loss to rapidly expanding rooibos tea cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psammotropha spicata Adamson | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Adamson, R.S. 1959. The South African species of Aizoaceae. VIII. Psammotropha. Journal of South African Botany 25:51-67.
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.
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. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Psammotropha spicata Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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