Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Restio scaber Mast.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
RESTIONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/07/17
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
Previously only known from the Schlechter type collection on Caledon Swartberg collected in the late 1800s, but rediscovered by N.A. Helme in 2008. AOO< 5 km² and currently known from only one subpopulation, which is potentially threatened by invasive alien pines.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Caledon Swartberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Overberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Mountain slopes, 600 m.
Threats
Unknown.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Restio scaber Mast.Data Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Restio scaber Mast.Vulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Restio scaber 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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Restio scaber Mast. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14

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