| Scientific Name | Erucastrum austroafricanum Al-Shehbaz & Warwick | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | BRASSICACEAE | Synonyms | Brassica pachypoda Thell., Plastobrassica pachypoda (Thell.) Tzevelev, Sisymbrium thellungii O.E.Schulz, Sisymbrium thellungii O.E.Schulz var. pendulum O.E.Schulz |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2015/02/13 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | A widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa and Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna | Description | Well-drained rocky slopes and ridges, streambanks and roadsides. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Erucastrum austroafricanum Al-Shehbaz & Warwick | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography | Marais, W. 1970. Cruciferae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:1-118. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
Warwick, S.I. and Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 2003. Nomenclatural notes on Sisymbrium (Brassicaceae). Novon 13(2):265-267.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2015. Erucastrum austroafricanum Al-Shehbaz & Warwick. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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