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Scientific Name | Lessertia lanata Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/02/12 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 31 km², two known locations are declining due to livestock grazing, agriculture and road construction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kango Limestone Renosterveld |
Description | Stony, lower slopes in mesic renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Threatened by crop cultivation, grazing and road construction.
This species is restricted to Swartberg renosterveld that has been 13 % cultivated for wheat, a further 5% of habitat has been lost to severe overgrazing and 20 % is moderately grazed. Being a legume this species is likely to be negatively effected by grazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lessertia lanata Harv. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Harvey, W.H. 1861. Leguminosae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):1-285. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Lessertia lanata Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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