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Scientific Name | Cyanella alba L.f. subsp. minor J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | TECOPHILAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A highly localized subspecies (EOO 13 km²), potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tanqua Karoo north of Karoopoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo |
Description | Rocky flats. |
Threats |
| The area where this subspecies occurs is only marginally suited to agriculture, and only a few, scattered crop fields currently exist within its habitat. Due to its very limited range, it is potentially threatened by habitat loss to sporadic expansion of crop fields. Parts of the Tanqua Karoo is degraded due to overstocking of livestock, and overgrazing is another potential threat to this subspecies. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyanella alba L.f. subsp. minor J.C.Manning | VU D2 | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1):21-41.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Cyanella alba L.f. subsp. minor J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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