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Scientific Name | Polygala dasyphylla Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 108 km², AOO <108 km², habitat extent and quality at two to four locations continue to decline due to protea cultivation and alien acacia invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soil derived from limestone. |
Threats |
| Severe alien acacias infestation throughout range, all known locations are impacted.
Wheat and Protea farming are threats throughout the range. More than 30 % of the area has already been transformed according to the CAPE 2000 land transformation layer. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polygala dasyphylla Levyns | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Polygala dasyphylla Levyns | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Polygala dasyphylla Levyns | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Polygala dasyphylla Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21 |
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