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Scientific Name | Sarcocornia tegetaria S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/15 |
Assessor(s) | S. Steffen, L. Mucina & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A widespread species recorded in almost all major estuaries of southern Africa. Although some decline is taking place due to habitat degradation as a result of changes in water hydrology, this is not causing a large-scale decline in the species and it is still very common. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
Range | Estuaries along the coast of Namibia, the entire South African coastline and extending to southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Marine |
Description | Sandy estuaries, in particular low intertidal zones subject to regular and long lasting flooding. |
Threats |
| Some estuaries are threatened by being exposed to siltation or barring of sea water from entering the estuary, this dramatically changes the hydrology. However the majority of estuaries are still in good enough condition for this species to thrive. |
Population |
This species is found in all estuaries throughout its range. It is particularly common in Maputo Bay and on the neighbouring islands.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sarcocornia tegetaria S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Steffen, S., Mucina, L. and Kadereit, G. 2010. Revision of Sarcocornia (Chenopodiaceae) in South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique. Systematic Botany 35(2):390-408.
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Citation |
| Steffen, S., Mucina, L. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Sarcocornia tegetaria S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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