|
Scientific Name | Struthiola anomala Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/11/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO <30 km², known from two locations protected within the Ngele Nature Reserve. It is however also likely to occur in grasslands surrounding the reserve where it is potentially threatened by overgrazing, ongoing afforestation and harvesting for medicinal purposes. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ngele Mountain, probably also in surrounding areas in southern KwaZulu-Natal and East Griqualand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland |
Description | Mistbelt grassland, on rocky slopes, 1100-1400 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Struthiola anomala Hilliard | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Struthiola anomala Hilliard | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Struthiola anomala Hilliard | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
|
Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Struthiola anomala Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
Comment on this assessment
