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Scientific Name | Cannomois aristata Mast. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/14 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder & D. Pillay |
Justification | EOO 2500 km², known from three sites: Wolfberg and the adjacent slopes to Eselbank in the Cederberg, Baviaansberg, and the Bontberg. Subpopulations are very localized, and have no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg and Koue Bokkeveld Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Dry, well-drained slopes on sandstones, generally between rock outcrops on deeper sands. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cannomois aristata Mast. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cannomois aristata Mast. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Cannomois aristata Mast. | Rare | 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. & Pillay, D. 2005. Cannomois aristata Mast. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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