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Scientific Name | Lampranthus dilutus N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lampranthus bolusiae Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen, Mesembryanthemum pallidum L.Bolus (later homonym), not of N.E.Br. (1920) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<4500 km², four locations remain after >94% of this species' habitat has been transformed for the cultivation of wheat and urban expansion. Decline continues - a subpopulation was lost in 2005 to a housing estate development in Malmesbury - and this species is also threatened by overgrazing, inappropriate fire management, crop cultivation and further urban development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Somerset West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Gravelly shales on flats. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus dilutus N.E.Br. | EN B1ab(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 dilutus N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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