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Scientific Name | Ficinia elatior Levyns |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/11 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & M. Muasya |
Justification | Known from 12 severely fragmented subpopulations (EOO 7300 km²). It is being threatened by modified water flow as a result of crop cultivation, coastal development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Description | Flats near streams and pools below 100 m. |
Threats |
| Urban expansion: coastal development at Kleinmond, Hermanus and on the Cape Peninsula - moderate threat - the actual wet areas where this species occurs are not developed but surrounding development affects the water flow regimes and degrades habitat.
Agriculture: past and ongoing moderate threat. Most transformation is the result of wheat, pasture, vineyard and Protea cultivation.
Aliens: invasive alien plants threatened this species at all known locations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ficinia elatior Levyns | VU B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Muasya, M. 2008. Ficinia elatior Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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