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Scientific Name | Merciera brevifolia A.DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/15 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, C.N. Cupido & F. Daniels |
Justification | EOO 503 km², possibly extant at five locations, the majority of which are threatened by invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Houwhoek to Caledon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Stony, sandy soils on sandstone. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Merciera brevifolia A.DC. | EN B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cupido, C.N. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the genus Merciera (Campanulaceae). Bothalia 36(1):1-11.
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Cupido, C.N. & Daniels, F. 2007. Merciera brevifolia A.DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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