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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Synonyms | Streptocarpus bolusii C.B.Clarke (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | F. Daniels, J. Truter & L. von Staden |
Justification | Streptocarpus pusillus is widespread with no severe threats, and is therefore not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across the Drakensberg Escarpment, from southern Mpumalanga to Maclear in the Eastern Cape. It also occurs in Lesotho and the Free State. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Mthatha Moist Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | It occurs in sheltered, damp places on cliffs, as well as mossy banks in forested ravines. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1971. Streptocarpus: an African plant study. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Daniels, F., Truter, J. & von Staden, L. 2020. Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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