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Scientific Name | Thamnochortus pluristachyus Mast. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/08 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO <4000 km², known from less than 10 locations. Threatened by alien plant invasion throughout its range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Southern Cape coast from the Agulhas Plain to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Coastal limestone pavements, in cracks in the limestone bedrock, 50-100 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by competition from alien invasive plants across its range. |
Population |
This species tends to be locally common or even dominant, but is restricted to a very small area.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Protected in De Hoop Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thamnochortus pluristachyus Mast. | VU B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Thamnochortus pluristachyus Mast. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Thamnochortus pluristachyus Mast. | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Linder, H.P. 2011. The African Restionaceae: an Interactive Key identification and description system. Version 6. http://www.systbot.uzh.ch/Bestimmungsschluessel/Restionaceae_en.html. Downloaded.
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 |
| Linder, H.P., Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Thamnochortus pluristachyus Mast. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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