| Scientific Name | Blepharis capensis (L.f.) Pers. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | ACANTHACEAE | Synonyms | Acanthodium capense (L.f.) Nees (in part), Acanthodium capense (L.f.) Nees var. villosum Nees, Acanthus capensis L.f., Blepharis capensis (L.f.) Pers. var. latibracteata Oberm., Blepharis capensis (L.f.) Pers. var. prostrata Oberm. |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/10/09 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Blepharis capensis is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 209 965 km², and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape | Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and it occurs from the southern Cape to Grahamstown, and inland to the central Nama Karoo around Hopetown and the Eastern Cape Drakensberg. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Fish Arid Thicket, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Southern Karoo Riviere, Sundays Arid Thicket, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, Gamka Valley Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Escarpment Arid Thicket, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Eastern Little Karoo, Baviaans Valley Thicket, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Eastern Upper Karoo, Eastern Gwarrieveld, Eastern Lower Karoo, Western Little Karoo, Gamka Karoo, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Muscadel Riviere, Albany Bontveld, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Motherwell Karroid Thicket, Albany Valley Thicket, Saltaire Karroid Thicket, Mons Ruber Fynbos Thicket, Koedoeskloof Karroid Thicket, Gamka Arid Thicket, Grass Ridge Bontveld, Doubledrift Karroid Thicket, Garden Route Granite Fynbos, Escarpment Valley Thicket, Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Kango Limestone Renosterveld, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Steytlerville Karoo, Prince Albert Succulent Karoo, Northern Upper Karoo, Albany Broken Veld, Queenstown Thornveld, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Baviaanskloof Shale Renosterveld, Southern Cape Dune Fynbos, Swartberg Shale Renosterveld, Western Gwarrieveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Kango Conglomerate Fynbos, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Bhisho Thornveld, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Albany Arid Thicket, Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Willowmore Gwarrieveld, Langkloof Shale Renosterveld | Description | It grows predominantly in karroid and dry shrublands, where it can be found on stony slopes and rock outcrops, along the margins of dry riverbeds and roadsides. |
Threats | | Threats to Blepharis capensis include habitat degradation, habitat loss and invasive alien species. |
Population | There is no information available on the population of this species.
| Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Blepharis capensis (L.f.) Pers. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
Vollesen, K. 2000. Blepharis (Acanthaceae): A taxonomic revision. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, England.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Blepharis capensis (L.f.) Pers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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