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Scientific Name | Bulbine succulenta Compton |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Bulbine hantamensis Poelln. |
Common Names | Compass Plants (e), Kopiva (a), Wildekopiva (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Bulbine succulenta is a widespread species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 18 544 km² that is not in danger of extinction and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is widespread along the transition between fynbos and succulent karoo in the Western and Northern Cape, where it occurs from Hantamsberg and Bokkeveld Escarpment south of Calvinia to the Roggeveld Escarpment, Tanqua Karoo and Witteberg near Matjiesfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Tanqua Wash Riviere, Western Little Karoo, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo, Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld, Southern Karoo Riviere |
Description | It occurs in rocky, well-drained slopes in succulent karoo and renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is still mostly intact, with less than 10% irreversibly modified. It is however impacted by overgrazing across most of its range. The impact of grazing on the population is not known. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bulbine succulenta Compton | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Baijnath, H. 1977. Taxonomic studies in the genus Bulbine. Unpublished PhD, Reading University, Reading.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Bulbine succulenta Compton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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