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Scientific Name | Alchemilla natalensis Engl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/01/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Alchemilla natalensis is widespread with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 67 646 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from southern Mpumalanga and the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and Drakensberg southwards to the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Mabela Sandy Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland |
Description | It occurs in damp places in montane grassland. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Alchemilla natalensis. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Alchemilla natalensis Engl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Engler, A. 1911. Rosaceae africanae. IV. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 46:125-142.
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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Alchemilla natalensis Engl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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