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Scientific Name | Lampranthus leptaleon (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum leptaleon Haw. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Five locations remain on small habitat fragments after most of this species' habitat has been transformed for the cultivation of wheat and vineyards. AOO<20 km², and available habitat continue to decline due to urban development, alien plant invasion and crop cultivation. One subpopulation at Gordon's Bay was lost in 2004 when a site was illegally cleared for a housing development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Cape Town, Somerset West to Hermanus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet flats in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Agriculture and housing developments are severe past and present threats to this species, two subpopulations have been lost in the past 20 years due to these threats. Alien invasion is a serious threat at Joostenberg, Rietfontein and Milnerton. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| It is conserved at Bartholomeus Klip (private nature reserve) and Milnerton Race Course, each consisting of one subpopulation. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus leptaleon (Haw.) N.E.Br. | EN B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Lampranthus leptaleon (Haw.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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