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Scientific Name | Esterhuysenia alpina L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lampranthus alpinus (L.Bolus) G.D.Rowley |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/18 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & C. Klak |
Justification | A high altitude habitat specialist that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude rocky peaks. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Esterhuysenia alpina L.Bolus | Rare | 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.
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. & Klak, C. 2008. Esterhuysenia alpina L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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