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Scientific Name | Oxalis bullulata T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/02/01 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species has a widespread distribution in the Northern Cape, extending to Namibia. Although a small proportion of its habitat has been lost to agriculture in the past, and this loss is still ongoing, it is not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, from Buchuberg to near Nuwerus, extending to Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in sandy soils amongst rocks or stones. |
Threats |
| It has lost a very small proportion of habitat to agriculture, and this threat is continuing but is not likely to impact more than 5% of this species' occupied habitat. |
Population |
This species is known from a few subpopulations. The population value is not known but it is likely to be declining in some part of the range due to ongoing loss to agricultural activities within its habitat.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Bibliography |
Paymaster-Captain, T.M., Salter, R.N. and Esterhuysen, M.A. 1936. Plantae Novae Africanae, Series VI. Journal of South African Botany 2:49-50.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Oxalis bullulata T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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