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Scientific Name | Schoenoplectus pulchellus (Kunth) J.Raynal |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Ficinia pulchella Kunth, Scirpus pulchellus (Kunth) Boeck. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This is a widespread taxon and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | It occurs from southern Eastern Cape to Witwatersrand Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in seasonal pools, edges of streams and dams. |
Threats |
| Habitat has been lost due to urban development, mining, and agricultural activities. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schoenoplectus pulchellus (Kunth) J.Raynal | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Gordon-Gray, K.D. 1995. Cyperaceae in Natal. Strelitzia 2:1-218. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Raynal, J. 1976. Notes cypérologiques: 25. Le genere Schoenoplectus I. Sur quelques espéces sud-africaines. Adansonia Série 2 15:537-542.
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 |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Schoenoplectus pulchellus (Kunth) J.Raynal. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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