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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum glareicola (Klak) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Brownanthus glareicola Klak |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/24 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Two known locations are potentially threatened by overgrazing and trampling, crop cultivation and mining. This species therefore qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is found in Vanrhynsdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Plants grow on flat to gently sloping patches of quartz gravel on clay. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by agriculture, particularly overgrazing and trampling by livestock. It is also threatened by mining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brownanthus glareicola Klak | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Brownanthus glareicola Klak | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. and Hedderson, T.A.J. 2007. A phylogeny and new classification for Mesembryanthemoideae (Aizoaceae). Taxon 56(3):737-756.
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. Mesembryanthemum glareicola (Klak) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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