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Scientific Name | Limonium anthericoides (Schltr.) R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Synonyms | Statice anthericoides Schltr. |
Common Names | Brakblommetjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. Mucina |
Justification | EOO<1100 km², five locations remain after two have been lost to crop cultivation. It continues to decline due to alien plant invasion and grazing near Elim. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet sands over clays. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Limonium anthericoides (Schltr.) R.A.Dyer | EN B1ab(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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Mucina, L. 2006. Limonium anthericoides (Schltr.) R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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