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Scientific Name | Juncus acutus L. subsp. leopoldii (Parl.) Snogerup |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | JUNCACEAE |
Common Names | Sharp Rush (e), Steekbiesie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/18 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It is widespread in the southern part of South Africa. It occurs in all Cape provinces extending inland to Free State through to the warm regions of the New World. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in brackish marshes, 1-1300 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Juncus acutus L. subsp. leopoldii (Parl.) Snogerup | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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., Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2017. Juncus acutus L. subsp. leopoldii (Parl.) Snogerup. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/22 |
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