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Scientific Name | Roella arenaria Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/12/14 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | An Agulhas Plain and Overberg endemic (EOO 700 km²), known from less than 10 locations. Declining due to encroachment from invasive alien acacias, sand mining, urban expansion and agriculture (proteas and vineyard cultivation). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats and low slopes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to protea and vineyard cultivation, urban expansion, sand mining and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Roella arenaria Schltr. | VU B1ab(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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Roella arenaria Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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