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Scientific Name | Salsola ceresica Botsch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO <100 km²) endemic to the Tanqua Karoo which is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Tanqua Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in shale flats. |
Population |
This rarely collected species appears to be endemic to a small area in the Tanqua Karoo. It is possibly overlooked due to taxonomic confusion within Salsola. More field surveys are needed to determine the size and extent of the population.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salsola ceresica Botsch. | Rare | 2020.1 | | Salsola ceresica 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Salsola ceresica Botsch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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