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Scientific Name | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. arenicola Snijman |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/13 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Recorded from eight subpopulations, occurs as isolated individuals that are widely scattered within the correct habitat. This subspecies is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to the Groen River in Namaqualand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Strandveld, Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Blomveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Namaqualand Riviere |
Description | Succulent Karoo shrubland and West Coast strandveld, in deep, windblown, red coastal sands. |
Threats |
| Slight potential threat from mining. Some populations may be impacted by mining activities- none yet recorded. |
Population |
Rare. At least eight known subpopulations.
Bulbs are relatively scarce and widely scattered.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. arenicola Snijman | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. arenicola Snijman | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. arenicola Snijman | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 1984. A revision of the genus Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae). Journal of South African Botany Supplement 12:1-139.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. arenicola Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/06 |
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