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Scientific Name | Polygala capillaris E.Mey. ex Harv. subsp. capillaris |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Synonyms | Polygala bukobensis Gürke, Polygala capillaris E.Mey. ex Harv. var. bosobolensis E.M.A.Petit, Polygala capillaris E.Mey. ex Harv. var. tukpwoensis E.M.A.Petit, Polygala micrantha Perr. & Guill., not of Thunb. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This taxon is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It occurs from Port Elizabeth through the eastern KwaZulu-Natal to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West, and Limpopo. Also occurs in Swaziland, Botswana and Angola. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in seepage areas and may be submerged in rainy season. It is also found on wet mud or sand during dry season. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is continuing to decline due to excessive overgrazing, coastal developments, mining and alien plant invasion. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polygala capillaris E.Mey. ex Harv. subsp. capillaris | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Exell, A.W. 1960. Polygalaceae. In: H. Wild and A.W. Exell (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 1):303-336. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Paiva, J.A.R. 1998. Polygalarum africanarium et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei, generis Heterosamara Kuntze, a genere Polygala L. Segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monographica. Fontqueria 50:1-346.
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.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Polygala capillaris E.Mey. ex Harv. subsp. capillaris. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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