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Scientific Name | Salsola nollothensis Aellen |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Salsola flexuosa C.A.Sm. ex Ulbr. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a restricted range in South Africa, but is widespread and common outside South Africa. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss to mining along the Northern Cape coast, but is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species occurs from Angola to Lüderitz to Port Nolloth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld, Alexander Bay Coastal Duneveld, Namaqualand Seashore Vegetation, Namib Seashore Vegetation, Western Gariep Lowland Desert, Western Gariep Plains Desert, Lower Gariep Alluvial Vegetation |
Description | Plants grow in coastal dunes and upper beaches. |
Threats |
| About 35% of this species' habitat has been lost or degraded due to open cast mining of dunes. Loss continues, but at a very low rate (<5% in 24 years). |
Population |
This species is very common on the coastal dunes between Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay. It is also widespread and common along the coast of Namibia, where its habitat is well protected.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salsola nollothensis Aellen | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Aellen, P. 1961. Neue Chenopodiaceen aus Südwestafrika. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 4:21-31.
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. 2018. Salsola nollothensis Aellen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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