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Scientific Name | Annesorhiza calcicola Magee & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/12/09 |
Assessor(s) | J.G. Claassens & L. von Staden |
Justification | A highly range-restricted (EOO 11 km²), but locally common limestone strandveld endemic. Plants at eight to ten locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to limestone mining and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vredenburg Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld |
Description | Limestone outcrops in Saldanha Limestone Strandveld. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to limestone mining and coastal development. |
Population |
A highly range-restricted, but locally common species, known from at least three large subpopulations scattered across eight properties in the Jacobsbaai area.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Annesorhiza calcicola Magee & J.C.Manning | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2012.1 | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R. and Manning, J.C. 2010. Annesorhiza calcicola (Apiaceae), a new limestone endemic species from the Western Cape Province of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 76(1):139-141.
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Citation |
| Claassens, J.G. & von Staden, L. 2011. Annesorhiza calcicola Magee & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/01 |
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