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Scientific Name | Dasispermum grandicarpum Magee & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Currently known from a single subpopulation, which is protected within a private nature reserve. It is however highly likely to be overlooked elsewhere as it is a short-lived species appearing only in the first year after fire. The full distribution range, population structure and threats to this species are not known and an assessment of extinction risk cannot be made at present. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Grootbos Nature Reserve near Stanford. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Agulhas Limestone Fynbos. |
Threats |
| The only known subpopulation is not threatened, as it is protected within a private nature reserve. Limestone fynbos in surrounding areas are extensively affected by dense alien invasive plant infestations, but the effect on short-lived species such as Dasispermum grandicarpum is not known. |
Population |
Known from a single subpopulation observed in fynbos burnt the previous year. Subsequent searches failed to record any plants. It is quite likely to be a short-lived fireweed and overlooked as a consequence, therefore more subpopulations could possibly exist.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dasispermum grandicarpum Magee & B.-E.van Wyk | Data Deficient | 2012.1 | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R., Van Wyk, B.E., Tilney, P.M. and Downie, S.R. 2010. A taxonomic revision of the South African endemic genus Dasispermum (Apiaceae, Apioideae). South African Journal of Botany 76(2):308-323.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Dasispermum grandicarpum Magee & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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