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Scientific Name | Lachnaea aurea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/24 |
Assessor(s) | J.B.P. Beyers, N.A. Helme & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO<5000 km², known from seven locations. Declining due to crop (vineyards and wheat) and protea cultivation, and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hermanus to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Acid sand and ferricrete flats below 900 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachnaea aurea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachnaea aurea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. | VU B1B2c | Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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 |
| Beyers, J.B.P., Helme, N.A. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Lachnaea aurea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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