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Scientific Name | Carex subinflata Nelmes |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/13 |
Assessor(s) | C. Archer & E. Sieben |
Justification | Restricted to high altitude marshes in the Drakensberg, a scarce habitat (AOO<2000 km²). Recorded from fewer than 10 locations. Subpopulations in Lesotho and Maclear are declining as a result of overgrazing. Subpopulations near Naude's Nek and Ongeluksnek are secure. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Drakensberg Mountain Range in KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Bogs, seeps or along rivers at high altitudes, usually in full sun. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Carex subinflata Nelmes | VU B2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Archer, C. & Sieben, E. 2009. Carex subinflata Nelmes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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