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Scientific Name | Schoenus compar L. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Elynanthus arenarius (Schrad.) Nees, Elynanthus viscosus (Schrad.) Nees, Rhynchospora nitida Spreng., Schoenus arenarius Schrad., Schoenus compar L., Schoenus viscosus Schrad., Tetraria compar (L.) P.Beauv. var. minor (Boeck.) Kük., Tetraria compar (L.) T.Lestib., Tetraria thuarii P.Beauv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/30 |
Assessor(s) | G.A. Verboom & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species is widespread and is common at Silvermine, Kogelberg, Cape Point, and in the Groot Vadersbosch Nature Reserve which are all protected areas. This species often occurs in mountains and is not threatened (A. Verboom 2006). It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Threats |
| No significant threats have been reported for this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tetraria compar (L.) T.Lestib. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Elliott, T.L. and Muasya, A.M. 2017. Taxonomic realignment in the southern African Tetraria (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae; Schoenus clade). South African Journal of Botany 112:354-360.
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.
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 |
| Verboom, G.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Schoenus compar L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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