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Scientific Name | Sorocephalus alopecurus Rourke |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PROTEACEAE |
Common Names | Woolly-stalk Clusterhead (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ac(iv)+2ac(iv) |
Assessment Date | 2019/01/29 |
Assessor(s) | A.G. Rebelo, H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 10 km², AOO 16 km², fire-related population fluctuations occur in small subpopulations at three known locations. Potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | South-facing sandstone slopes, 450-800 m. |
Threats |
| This species habitat is currently not transformed, but plants are threatened by invasive alien plants. Uncontrolled wild fires are likely to be a potential threat. |
Population |
A naturally rare species known from one small population of less than 10 000 plants.
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Population trend | Fluctuating |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sorocephalus alopecurus Rourke | EN B1ac(iv)+2ac(iv) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Sorocephalus alopecurus Rourke | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Sorocephalus alopecurus Rourke | Rare | 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.
Rebelo, T. 2001. Sasol Proteas: A field guide to the proteas of southern Africa. (2nd ed.). Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2019. Sorocephalus alopecurus Rourke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/16 |
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