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Scientific Name | Phylica plumosa L. var. squarrosa (Vent.) Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Synonyms | Phylica squarrosa Vent. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2bc; B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | A population reduction of at least 50% is estimated based on >50% habitat loss to urban expansion and crop cultivation in the past 100 years (generation length 50 years). EOO < 5000 km², fewer than five remaining locations continue to decline due to agricultural and urban expansion, infrastructure development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hopefield to Cape Peninsula, Somerset West, Caledon and Bot River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Lower clay slopes in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Agriculture is a severe threat. Alien species and urban expansion are both moderate to severe threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica plumosa L. var. squarrosa (Vent.) Sond. | EN A2bc; B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pillans, N.S. 1942. The genus Phylica, Linn. Journal of South African Botany 8(1):1-164.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2009. Phylica plumosa L. var. squarrosa (Vent.) Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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