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Scientific Name | Pearsonia sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. filifolia (Bolus) Polhill |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lotononis filifolia Bolus, Lotononis rogersii Kensit, Pearsonia filifolia (Bolus) Dummer |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread taxon that is declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, but it is not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from Barberton to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, also occurring in Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland |
Description | Plants grow in grassland, at an altitude of 300-1750 m and is most prominent in rocky and recently burned areas. |
Threats |
| This taxon has lost 35% of its habitat to timber plantations and crop cultivation, and loss continues. Much of remaining grasslands within its range are also degraded due to overgrazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pearsonia sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. filifolia (Bolus) Polhill | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Polhill, R.M. 1974. A revision of Pearsonia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Kew Bulletin 29(2):383-410.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Pearsonia sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. filifolia (Bolus) Polhill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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