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Scientific Name | Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var. fluviatilis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Nasturtium fluviatile E.Mey. ex Sond., Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. |
Common Names | Waterkerwel (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This species is widely distributed and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | It is endemic to southern Africa and is widespread in South Africa except for the Western Cape province. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | It grows in water. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var. fluviatilis | Least Concern | 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 |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var. fluviatilis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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