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Scientific Name | Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Baker) Speta subsp. firmifolium |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Scilla firmifolia Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | A.P. Dold & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 11 166 km², this subspecies is not well documented in the northern section of its range, but around Grahamstown it is very common and not threatened. Being cryptic, it is easily overlooked. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Alicedale to Peddie, with most records from around Grahamstown and one isolated historical record from Umtata. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Savanna |
Description | Among rocks in open grassland associated with thicket. |
Threats |
| Although some areas where this species occurs are transformed for agriculture, and others are affected by overgrazing, this species is still very common. It does not appear to be grazed, and there are no known traditional uses of this plant. |
Population |
The species is very common in the Grahamstown area, and subpopulations are large and extensive. This species is much more common than the small number of very old historical collections indicate. It is also cryptic and therefore easily overlooked.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Baker) Speta | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C., Styles, D.G.A. and Crouch, N.R. 2009. Hyacinthaceae: A new subspecies of Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Hyacinthoideae) from KwaZulu-Natal. Bothalia 39(2):231-233.
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 |
| Dold, A.P. & von Staden, L. 2011. Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Baker) Speta subsp. firmifolium. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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