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Scientific Name | Lampranthus amabilis L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/01 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 35 km², AOO <35 km², occurs at three locations, two of which are outside the Potberg Nature Reserve and threatened by coastal development and livestock trampling. It is also declining due to habitat degradation as a result of alien plant invasion at all three locations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lower southern slopes of Potberg Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Shale bands. |
Threats |
| Locations outside of the Potberg Nature reserve are threatened by coastal development and livestock grazing, there is also severe degradation of this habitat by invasive alien plant species at all three locations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus amabilis L.Bolus | EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,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. 2008. Lampranthus amabilis L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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