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Scientific Name | Wahlenbergia asparagoides (Adamson) Lammers |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Synonyms | Lightfootia asparagoides Adamson |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1b(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/06 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, R. Koopman & D. van der Colff |
Justification | EOO is 11275 km², known from between 10-11 locations. This sandveld endemic is threatened by habitat loss due to mining of heavy mineral sands along the West Coast and potential mining expansion in the future. It is further threatened by habitat loss due to expansion of crop cultivation (wheat). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Lutzville to Port Nolloth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandveld in acid-alkaline sand ecotones. |
Threats |
| Threatened by past and present mining of heavy mineral sands along the West Coast and potential expansion in the future. Further it is threatened by agricultural activities of crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Wahlenbergia asparagoides (Adamson) Lammers | NT B1b(ii,iii) | 2017.1 | | Wahlenbergia asparagoides (Adamson) Lammers | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Adamson, R.S. 1955. The South African species of Lightfootia. Journal of South African Botany 21:156-211.
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., Koopman, R. & van der Colff, D. 2015. Wahlenbergia asparagoides (Adamson) Lammers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/03 |
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