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Scientific Name | Passerina filiformis L. subsp. glutinosa (Thoday) C.L.Bredenkamp & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Passerina filiformis L. var. glutinosa Thoday |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | C.L. Bredenkamp, J.E. Victor & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 7 500 km², known from 15 locations and declining due to coastal housing development, alien plant invasion and potato cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | St. Helena Bay to Doringbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Strandveld, in deep calcareous coastal sands. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to coastal development, potato and rooibos tea cultivation and alien plant invasion. |
Population |
Locally very common, but most subpopulations confined to small, isolated fragments. This species is currently known from about 10 subpopulations, but is very under-sampled, and likely to be more common.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Passerina filiformis L. subsp. glutinosa (Thoday) C.L.Bredenkamp & A.E.van Wyk | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Passerina filiformis L. subsp. glutinosa (Thoday) C.L.Bredenkamp & A.E.van Wyk | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Bredenkamp, C.L., Victor, J.E. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Passerina filiformis L. subsp. glutinosa (Thoday) C.L.Bredenkamp & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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