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Scientific Name | Alchemilla elongata Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, Bloemfontein Dry Grassland, Central Free State Grassland, Winburg Grassy Shrubland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Highveld Alluvial Vegetation, Tsomo Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Bedford Dry Grassland, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Queenstown Thornveld, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, Mthatha Moist Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland |
Description | Streamsides and marshy areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Alchemilla elongata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. elongata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Alchemilla elongata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. platyloba Rothm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Harvey, W.H. 1861. Rosaceae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):285-305. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
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 |
| van der Colff, D. 2015. Alchemilla elongata Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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