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Scientific Name | Lampranthus scaber (L.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum scabrum L. |
Common Names | Rough Brightfig (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/06/07 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Only small fragments of this species' habitat remains after extensive transformation for the cultivation of wheat and vineyards, and AOO<20 km². Only five of 14 known locations remain, and habitat loss to urban development, alien plant invasion and crop cultivation continues. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Cape Flats and Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld, seasonally wet flats on clay. |
Threats |
| Agriculture and urban development are a severe threat with more than 70% of known historic localities lost in the past 80 years - 2 population extinctions have been witnessed in the past 5 years (C. Klak and D. Raimondo). |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus scaber (L.) N.E.Br. | EN B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lampranthus scaber (L.) N.E.Br. | 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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 scaber (L.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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