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Scientific Name | Carex bequaertii De Wild. subsp. mossii (Nelmes) Miguez, Martin-Bravo & Jim.Mejias |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Carex mossii Nelmes, Carex petitiana in sense of Kük., not of A.Rich. (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Carex mossii Nelmes | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Miguez, M., Martin-Bravo, S. and Jimenez-Mejias, P. 2018. Reconciling morphology and phylogeny allows an integrative taxonomic revision of the giant sedges of Carex section Rhynchocystis (Cyperaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 188(1):34-58.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Carex bequaertii De Wild. subsp. mossii (Nelmes) Miguez, Martin-Bravo & Jim.Mejias. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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