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Scientific Name | Dichilus strictus E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Lesita-tlali (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Dichilus strictus is widespread. It is threatened in parts of its range by ongoing habitat loss and degradation, but is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across the eastern Highveld and Drakensberg, also occurring in Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Stormberg Plateau Grassland, Zastron Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Loskop Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Income Sandy Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Senqu Montane Shrubland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Northern Free State Shrubland, Frankfort Highveld Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland |
Description | It occurs in moist grassland, where it tends to be localized to rocky streambanks and rock outcrops. |
Threats |
| About 14% of this species' habitat is already irreversibly modified, mainly due to loss to agriculture and urban expansion. Loss continues. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dichilus strictus E.Mey. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Schutte, A.L. 1989. 'n Taksonomiese hersiening van die genus Dichilus DC. (Fabaceae:Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Science 85(10):615-616.
Schutte, A.L. and Van Wyk, B.E. 1988. A synopsis of the genus Dichilus (Fabaceae-Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Botany 54(2):182-184.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Dichilus strictus E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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