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Scientific Name | Ornithogalum pendens Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 226 km²) but locally abundant habitat specialist occurring in an inaccessible habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Skaap River Valley between Bulletrap and Spektakel Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Shale Shrubland |
Description | Vertical quartzitic or sandstone cliffs. |
Threats |
| No threats: this species' habitat is inaccessible and in a remote area. |
Population |
Plants are locally common in suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithogalum pendens Van Jaarsv. | Rare | 2012.1 | |
Bibliography |
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2009. Ornithogalum pendens (Hyacinthaceae), a new cliff-dwelling succulent from the Northern Cape (South Africa). Aloe 46(2):30-32.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Ornithogalum pendens Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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