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Scientific Name | Marsilea farinosa Launert subsp. arrecta J.E.Burrows |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | MARSILEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.P. Roux & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Small range (EOO < 5000 km²), known from five locations. This subspecies is potentially threatened by livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Southern Botswana, Limpopo and North West Province. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Roodeberg Bushveld |
Description | Seasonally flooded places and along rivers and streams. |
Threats |
| Overstocking of Livestock especially in Botswana is the main potential threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Marsilea farinosa Launert subsp. arrecta J.E.Burrows | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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.
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 |
| Roux, J.P. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Marsilea farinosa Launert subsp. arrecta J.E.Burrows. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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