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Scientific Name | Lampranthus rupestris (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum rupestre L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO<5 km², one known location remains after >80% of the lower slopes of the Perdeberg has been transformed for the cultivation of vineyards and fruit orchards. It continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to agriculture and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Perdeberg, northwest of Paarl. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Lower granite slopes on small rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus rupestris (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. | CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,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 rupestris (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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