Water Lobelia

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
LOBELIACEAE
Synonyms
Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. bergiana, Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. ekloniana (C.Presl) E.Wimm., Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. foliosa E.Wimm., Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. pedunculata E.Wimm., Grammatotheca eckloniana C.Presl, Grammatotheca erinoides (Thunb.) Sond., Lobelia bergiana Cham.
Common Names
Water Lobelia (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023/08/16
Assessor(s)
H. Mtshali
Justification
This species is widespread (extent of occurrence 296 314 km²) and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape
Range
It occurs along the South African coast from Bainskloof in the Western Cape through to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Freshwater
Major habitats
Fynbos, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna, Succulent Karoo
Description
It grows where it is seasonally submerged, but it flowers above water. It becomes prominent in permanent water.
Threats
This species has no known threats.
Population

This species is widespread and abundant and has a stable population trend.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. ekloniana (C.Presl) E.Wimm.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. bergiana Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. pedunculata E.Wimm.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl var. foliosa E.Wimm.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.


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.


Govaerts, R. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1, 2:1-492, MIM, Deurne.


Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1979. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: VIII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 37:285-325.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.


Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.


Citation
Mtshali, H. 2023. Grammatotheca bergiana (Cham.) C.Presl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06

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