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Scientific Name | Argyrolobium crassifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Argyrolobium goodioides (Meisn.) Walp., Chasmone crassifolia (E.Mey.) E.Mey., Chasmone goodioides Meisn., Dichilus crassifolius E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2c; B1ab(i,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | T.J. Edwards, D. Raimondo & A.P. Dold |
Justification | A population reduction of at least 50% is estimated based on habitat loss to agriculture over the past 100 years (generation length of this long-lived resprouter is suspected to be >50 years). EOO<2400 km², six locations remain. Subpopulations are severely fragmented and threatened by loss of pollinators and too infrequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Humansdorp to Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Humansdorp Shale Renosterveld, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Bethelsdorp Bontveld |
Description | Grassland, below 300 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Changes in native species dynamics, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Argyrolobium crassifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. | EN A2c; B1ab(i,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Argyrolobium crassifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Edwards, T.J. 2005. A synopsis of Argyrolobium (tribe Genisteae, Papilionoideae) in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 71(3):380-417.
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| Edwards, T.J., Raimondo, D. & Dold, A.P. 2006. Argyrolobium crassifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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