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Scientific Name | Psoralea filifolia Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/02/04 |
Assessor(s) | C.H. Stirton & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 4695 km², three locations remain after most of this species' habitat has been transformed for the cultivation of vineyards, wheat and potatoes, and decline continues. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Wolseley to Darling. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Sandy seepages. |
Threats |
| Some subpopulations have been lost to forestry plantations in the past, and currently this species is declining due to ongoing habitat loss to wheat, potato and vineyard cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psoralea filifolia Thunb. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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Citation |
| Stirton, C.H. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Psoralea filifolia Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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