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Scientific Name | Conium sphaerocarpum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/02/25 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, J.E. Victor & P.J.D. Winter |
Justification | This South African endemic has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 112 021 km² and is widespread. Currently, there are no major threats to this species. Therefore, the population is believed to be stable, and the species is assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This Cape endemic has a wide distribution in the Northern and Western Cape provinces where it occurs from Namaqualand and the southern Karoo to Caledon and Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It is found on rocky slopes. |
Threats |
| Parts of this species' range are threatened by habitat degradation from grazing livestock, but this species is unlikely to be affected by this threat as it is sheltered in rocky habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Conium sphaerocarpum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Victor, J.E. & Winter, P.J.D. 2021. Conium sphaerocarpum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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