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Scientific Name | Bulbinella potbergensis P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 10 km², known from two locations. It has lost habitat to agriculture and habitat quality is declining as a result of the recent introduction of ostriches as well as alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Northern side of the Potberg range. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Clay silcrete with stones, shale with sandstone colluvium. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bulbinella potbergensis P.L.Perry | CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | 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.
Perry, P.L. 1999. Bulbinella in South Africa. Strelitzia 8:1-78. 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Bulbinella potbergensis P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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