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Scientific Name | Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lampranthus serpens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Lampranthus woodburniae (L.Bolus) N.E.Br., Mesembryanthemum reptans Aiton, Mesembryanthemum serpens L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum woodburniae L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/11 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, C. Klak, E.J. van Jaarsveld, D. Raimondo, P.F. Matlamela, N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 10 348 km², between 16 and 20 remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of urban expansion, coastal development, agriculture, and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Worcester, the Cape Peninsula and Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet acid sands on flats. |
Threats |
| This species was formerly abundant on the Cape Flats, but currently remains on only a few fragments after extensive habitat loss to urban expansion. Further north towards Malmesbury, remaining subpopulations are threatened by ongoing urban expansion as well as competition from dense, unmanaged alien invasive plant infestations. In the Breede River Valley, subpopulations known from historical records have been lost to expansion of vineyards, and this species can now be found on only a few remaining fragments. On the coastal plain between Kleinmond and Hermanus, this species' habitat has been recently rapidly reduced by coastal development, and it is suspected to be locally extinct within this area. Between Houwhoek and Caledon it is threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation as well as competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
A formerly very widespread and common species. Its population has been much reduced by habitat loss and degradation, but it is still fairly common on the Cape Lowlands, where it has been recently recorded at at least 16 locations, but it still continues to decline.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. | EN B1ab(iii) | 2012.1 | | Lampranthus woodburniae (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lampranthus serpens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Lampranthus serpens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hartmann, H.E.K. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae F-Z. Springer, Berlin.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Klak, C. 2000. Taxonomic studies in the Aizoaceae from South Africa: three new species and some new combinations. Bothalia 30(1):35-42.
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 |
| Victor, J.E., Klak, C., van Jaarsveld, E.J., Raimondo, D., Matlamela, P.F., Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2012. Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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