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Scientific Name | Lagarosiphon verticillifolius Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYDROCHARITACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/06/23 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This species is widespread and there are no major threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It is widespread in the south-eastern parts of Africa, from Zimbabwe, Mozambique southwards to the Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in pans, dams and streams. |
Threats |
| The majority of the subpopulations are in protected areas. Crop fields have severely increased around the species' habitat outside the protected areas. Competition from alien invasive plants and prolonged periods of droughts are potential threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lagarosiphon verticillifolius Oberm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
Symoens, J.J. 2009. Hydrocharitaceae. In: J.R. Timberlake and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 12 (Part 2):18-57. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Lagarosiphon verticillifolius Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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