Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Wahlenbergia levynsiae Lammers
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
Synonyms
Lightfootia squarrosa Adamson
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered B1ab(ii,iii)
Assessment Date
2008/04/28
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & C.N. Cupido
Justification
EOO 1400 km², known from two locations. It has lost habitat to crop cultivation on the Agulhas Plain and continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of alien plant invasion and coastal development.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Agulhas to Stilbaai.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Canca Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos
Description
Limestone flats.
Threats
Much of this species' habitat is already transformed for the cultivation of wheat, vineyards and proteas for the cut flower industry and only a few small fragments remain. Remaining subpopulations are threatened by ongoing habitat loss to coastal development and competition from alien invasive plants.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Wahlenbergia levynsiae LammersEN B1ab(ii,iii)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Wahlenbergia levynsiae LammersLower Risk - Near Threatened Victor (2002)
Wahlenbergia levynsiae LammersInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Lightfootia squarrosa AdamsonUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & Cupido, C.N. 2008. Wahlenbergia levynsiae Lammers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/03

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