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Scientific Name | Dracosciadium italae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/19 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO 2860 km², less than 10 known locations. Much of its habitat has been transformed to forestry plantations. Threatened by ongoing habitat degradation through severe overgrazing, especially in the Ngome area. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Hilltops in the Vryheid-Ngome district, northern KwaZulu-Natal and Wakkerstroom, southern Mpumalanga. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland |
Description | Montane and mistbelt grassland, on rock outcrops with dolerite soils, 1200-1600 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Subpopulations on the Ngome mountain are small - about 20-30 individuals scattered in the grasslands (I. Johnson pers. comm.). The subpopulation in Ithala Game Reserve consists of about 100 individuals (C.R. Scott-Shaw pers. comm.). This species could potentially qualify under C criterion, but the habitat was not thoroughly surveyed and this species could be overlooked in dense grassland. Flagged for CREW-KZN to survey.
All subpopulations on the Mondi property and communal areas surrounding Ngome should be considered as one location as all these are threatened by severe overgrazing (I. Johnson pers. comm.) Division of locations elsewhere in the range (Louwsburg Plateau and Endomuka Mountain) uncertain as land ownership is unknown.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dracosciadium italae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Dracosciadium italae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | VU B1B2abc,D2 | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Dracosciadium italae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1986. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: XII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 43(2):189-228.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Dracosciadium italae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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