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Scientific Name | Liparia congesta A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/09 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 1078 km²), but fairly common species estimated to occur at between 10 and 20 locations. It is however a slow-growing reseeder and is declining due to too frequent fires in the Wuppertal and Clanwilliam areas. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Swartruggens Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Arid fynbos amongst boulders in deep sandy soils, 1600-1800 m. |
Threats |
| Too frequent fires threaten this slow-growing reseeder. It is being overburnt in the Wuppertal and Clanwilliam areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Liparia congesta A.L.Schutte | VU B1ab(iii,v) | 2012.1 | | Liparia congesta A.L.Schutte | VU B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Liparia congesta A.L.Schutte | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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.
Schutte, A.L. 1997. Systematics of the genus Liparia (Fabaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 17(1):11-37.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Liparia congesta A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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