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Scientific Name | Salsola albida Botsch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/24 |
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 | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | The distribution of this species is unknown, the type was collected from near Kuruman. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Plants grow in pans. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salsola albida Botsch. | DDT | 2020.1 | | Salsola albida 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 albida Botsch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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