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Scientific Name | Dianthus kamisbergensis Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/01 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A wide-ranging (EOO ± 13 000 km²) but rarely collected species, known from fewer than 10 locations. It occurs however in a sparsely populated, remote, and poorly explored area of South Africa and is likely to be overlooked and not severely threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Steinkopf to Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Granitic soils in Namaqualand Broken Veld or Mountain Renosterveld. |
Threats |
| No significant threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dianthus kamisbergensis Sond. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Dianthus kamisbergensis Sond. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Dianthus kamisbergensis Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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