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Scientific Name | Schoenus calceolus T.L.Elliott & Muasya |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Common Names | Limestone Veldrush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/23 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This Agulhas plain endemic is known from four locations and is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants, which are already present in low densities in some parts of the range. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species has a limited distribution in the southern Agulhas Plain region of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | It grows in limestone-derived soils, at altitudes below 150 m.a.s.l. |
Threats |
| Limestone fynbos is threatened by alien invasive plant encroachment and it is one of the threatened vegetation types in the Agulhas region. Alien invasive plants have been observed in low densities at some of the locality areas. If these are not controlled, they are likely to increase in density and eventually outcompete native species. |
Population |
As a recently described species (Elliot et al. 2019), the population has not yet been observed to have declined and is currently stable. Half of the population is protected either in the De Hoop Nature Reserve or in Agulhas National Park.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Bibliography |
Elliott, T.L., Barrett, R.L. and Muasya, A.M. 2019. A taxonomic revision of Schoenus cuspidatus and allies (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae)—Part 1. South African Journal of Botany 121:519-535.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Schoenus calceolus T.L.Elliott & Muasya. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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