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Scientific Name | Salsola tuberculatiformis Botsch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Salsola tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl var. tomentosa Aellen |
Common Names | Blomkoolbossie (a), Blomkoolganna (a), Bosganna (a), Brakbos (a), Cauliflower Saltwort (e), Koolganna (a), Koolpol (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Salsola is in need of taxonomic revision. Species are poorly defined and difficult to separate. Based on currently available data, the risk of extinction of this species cannot be assessed. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Its distribution is uncertain, the type was collected near Prieska. It also occurs in Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo |
Description | This species' habitat is unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salsola tuberculatiformis Botsch. | DDT | 2020.1 | | Salsola tuberculatiformis Botsch. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bochantsev, V.P. 1974. A synopsis of Salsola (Chenopodiaceae) from South and South-west Africa. Kew Bulletin 29(3):597-561.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Salsola tuberculatiformis Botsch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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