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Threatened Fernkloof plant species

The recently-published Red List of South African Plants 2009 gives the conservation status of all 20456 indigenous species in the country. Most are labeled LC(Least Concern) as their existence is not threatened. However 4809 species are threatened to some degree and have been accorded the appropriate conservation status. The list will be updated at six-monthly intervals on the SANBI(South African National Biodiversity Institute) website www.sanbi.org. The most threatened plants in Fernkloof have been highlighted as follows:-
Listed on Red data list Listed on Red data list Listed on Red data list Listed on Red data list CR(Critically Endangered) A taxon is Critically Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the five IUCN criteria for Critically Endangered and is therefore facing an extreme high risk of extinction in the wild.
Listed on Red data list Listed on Red data list Listed on Red data list EN(Endangered) A taxon is Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the five IUCN criteria for Endangered and is therefore facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Listed on Red data list Listed on Red data list VU(Vulnerable) A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the five IUCN criteria for Vulnerable and is therefore facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Listed on Red data list Rare A taxon is Rare when it meets any of the four South African criteria for Rarity, but it is not exposed to any direct or plausible potential threat and do not qualify for a category of threat according to the five IUCN criteria.
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Acrolophia ustulata
Orchidaceae
No information available - no. 1
Status - Vulnerable
223 Amphithalea speciosa
Fabaceae
No information available - no. 2
Status - Vulnerable
1658   - Botanical name - Amphithalea virgata - Family - Fabaceae  Amphithalea virgata
Fabaceae
Status -Vulnerable
189 Aristea zeyheri
Iridaceae
No information available - no. 3
Status - Rare
263 Aspalathus capensis
Fabaceae
No information available - no. 4
Status - Rare
1220
  - Botanical name - Aspalathus excelsa - Family - Fabaceae  Aspalathus excelsa
Fabaceae
Status -Vulnerable
275 Aspalathus lebeckioides
Fabaceae
No information available - no. 5
Status - Vulnerable
279 Aspalathus macrantha
Fabaceae
No information available - no. 6
Status - Endangered
280   - Botanical name - Aspalathus oblongifolia - Family - Fabaceae  Aspalathus oblongifolia
Fabaceae
Status -Vulnerable
283   - Botanical name - Aspalathus psoraleoides - Family - Fabaceae  Aspalathus psoraleoides
Fabaceae
Status -Endangered
284
Babiana purpurea
Iridaceae
No information available - no. 7
Status - Endangered
1235  Klipknopbossie - Botanical name - Berzelia incurva - Family - Bruniaceae  Berzelia incurva
Bruniaceae
Status -Vulnerable
307   - Botanical name - Berzelia rubra - Family - Bruniaceae  Berzelia rubra
Bruniaceae
Status -Vulnerable
308   - Botanical name - Brachysiphon rupestris - Family - Penaeaceae  Brachysiphon rupestris
Penaeaceae
Status -Rare
320   - Botanical name - Centella rupestris - Family - Apiaceae  Centella rupestris
Apiaceae
Status -Vulnerable
352
Chenopodiopsis retrorsa
Scrophulariaceae
No information available - no. 8
Status - Vulnerable
361  Snake thistle, Coastal bush thistle, Steekhaarbos - Botanical name - Cullumia squarrosa - Family - Asteraceae  Cullumia squarrosa
Asteraceae
Status -Endangered
1278   - Botanical name - Cyrtanthus carneus - Family - Amaryllidaceae  Cyrtanthus carneus
Amaryllidaceae
Status -Vulnerable
419  Witbergpypie, Witvuurlelie - Botanical name - Cyrtanthus leucanthus - Family - Amaryillidaceae  Cyrtanthus leucanthus
Amaryillidaceae
Status -Endangered
420   - Botanical name - Diastella divaricata subsp. montana - Family - Proteaceae  Diastella divaricata subsp. montana
Proteaceae
Status -Vulnerable
422
Disa bodkinii
Orchidaceae
No information available - no. 9
Status - Rare
434 Disa pygmaea
Orchidaceae
No information available - no. 10
Status - Rare
761 Disa venusta
Orchidaceae
No information available - no. 11
Status - Endangered
1299   - Botanical name - Erica ecklonii - Family - Ericaceae  Erica ecklonii
Ericaceae
Status -Endangered
192   - Botanical name - Erica filiformis - Family - Ericaceae  Erica filiformis
Ericaceae
Status -Endangered
504
  - Botanical name - Erica galpinii - Family - Ericaceae  Erica galpinii
Ericaceae
Status -Endangered
505   - Botanical name - Erica hermani - Family - Ericaceae  Erica hermani
Ericaceae
Status -Critically Endangered
23 Erica viscaria subsp. pustulata
Ericaceae
No information available - no. 12
Status - Vulnerable
519   - Botanical name - Eulophia litoralis - Family - Orchidaceae  Eulophia litoralis
Orchidaceae
Status -Endangered
529 Evotella rubiginosa
Orchidaceae
No information available - no. 13
Status - Rare
537
Ficinia distans
Cyperaceae
No information available - no. 14
Status - Vulnerable
546   - Botanical name - Ficinia pinguior - Family - Cyperaceae  Ficinia pinguior
Cyperaceae
Status -Vulnerable
551   - Botanical name - Geissorhiza bryicola - Family - Iridaceae  Geissorhiza bryicola
Iridaceae
Status -Rare
561 Geissorhiza nana
Iridaceae
No information available - no. 15
Status - Vulnerable
565   - Botanical name - Geissorhiza tenella - Family - Iridaceae  Geissorhiza tenella
Iridaceae
Status -Vulnerable
570
  - Botanical name - Gladiolus acuminatus - Family - Iridaceae  Gladiolus acuminatus
Iridaceae
Status -Endangered
1563  Cliff lily - Botanical name - Gladiolus carmineus - Family - Iridaceae  Gladiolus carmineus
Iridaceae
Status -Vulnerable
577 Gladiolus vaginatus
Iridaceae
No information available - no. 16
Status - Vulnerable
1339   - Botanical name - Gnidia humilis - Family - Thymelaeaceae  Gnidia humilis
Thymelaeaceae
Status -Endangered
584   - Botanical name - Heliophila linearis var. reticulata - Family - Brassicaceae  Heliophila linearis var. reticulata
Brassicaceae
Status -Vulnerable
1349
  - Botanical name - Indigofera superba - Family - Fabaceae  Indigofera superba
Fabaceae
Status -Rare
7  Bekkies - Botanical name - Lachenalia peersii - Family - Hyacinthaceae  Lachenalia peersii
Hyacinthaceae
Status -Vulnerable
687   - Botanical name - Lampranthus bicolor - Family - Mesembryanthemaceae  Lampranthus bicolor
Mesembryanthemaceae
Status -Vulnerable
1663 Lampranthus explanatus
Mesembryanthemaceae
No information available - no. 17
Status - Endangered
1376 Lebeckia grandiflora
Fabaceae
No information available - no. 18
Status - Rare
702
  - Botanical name - Leucadendron linifolium - Family - Proteaceae  Leucadendron linifolium
Proteaceae
Status -Vulnerable
706  Yellow trailing pincushion - Botanical name - Leucospermum prostratum - Family - Proteaceae  Leucospermum prostratum
Proteaceae
Status -Vulnerable
217   - Botanical name - Manulea exigua - Family - Scrophulariaceae  Manulea exigua
Scrophulariaceae
Status -Vulnerable
734   - Botanical name - Merciera  azurea - Family - Campanulaceae  Merciera azurea
Campanulaceae
Status -Endangered
741 Metalasia seriphiifolia
Asteraceae
No information available - no. 19
Status - Vulnerable
748
Mimetes capitulatus
Proteaceae
No information available - no. 20
Status - Endangered
752   - Botanical name - Mimetes hirtus - Family - Proteaceae  Mimetes hirtus
Proteaceae
Status -Vulnerable
753  Cryptic pagoda - Botanical name - Mimetes palustris - Family - Proteaceae  Mimetes palustris
Proteaceae
Status -Critically Endangered
754 Moraea barnardiella
Iridaceae
No information available - no. 21
Status - Endangered
557 Moraea vallisavium
Iridaceae
No information available - no. 22
Status - Rare
778
Muraltia aspalatha
Polygalaceae
No information available - no. 23
Status - Rare
780   - Botanical name - Muraltia bolusii - Family - Polygalaceae  Muraltia bolusii
Polygalaceae
Status -Endangered
781 Muraltia minuta
Polygalaceae
No information available - no. 24
Status - Endangered
1407   - Botanical name - Osyris speciosa - Family - Santalaceae  Osyris speciosa
Santalaceae
Status -Vulnerable
393 Otholobium rotundifolium
Fabaceae
No information available - no. 25
Status - Vulnerable
821
  - Botanical name - Otholobium thomii - Family - Fabaceae  Otholobium thomii
Fabaceae
Status -Endangered
822 Pachites bodkinii
Orchidaceae
No information available - no. 26
Status - Rare
836   - Botanical name - Passerina ericoides - Family - Thymelaeaceae  Passerina ericoides
Thymelaeaceae
Status -Vulnerable
1433   - Botanical name - Podalyria argentea - Family - Fabaceae  Podalyria argentea
Fabaceae
Status -Endangered
873   - Botanical name - Protea angustata - Family - Proteaceae  Protea angustata
Proteaceae
Status -Endangered
891
  - Botanical name - Protea longifolia - Family - Proteaceae  Protea longifolia
Proteaceae
Status -Vulnerable
92  Thistle Sugarbush, Witskollie - Botanical name - Protea scolymocephala - Family - Proteaceae  Protea scolymocephala
Proteaceae
Status -Vulnerable
204   - Botanical name - Pteronia tenuifolia - Family - Asteraceae  Pteronia tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Status -Endangered
905 Ruschia geminiflora
Mesembryanthemaceae
No information available - no. 27
Status - Vulnerable
1483   - Botanical name - Serruria heterophylla - Family - Proteaceae  Serruria heterophylla
Proteaceae
Status -Endangered
183
  - Botanical name - Sonderothamnus speciosus - Family - Penaeaceae  Sonderothamnus speciosus
Penaeaceae
Status -Rare
991 Sorocephalus clavigerus
Proteaceae
No information available - no. 28
Status - Endangered
992  Fluweelblom, Botterblom - Botanical name - Sparaxis grandiflora - Family - Iridaceae  Sparaxis grandiflora
Iridaceae
Status -Endangered
1519  Red bud everlasting - Botanical name - Syncarpha zeyheri - Family - Asteraceae  Syncarpha zeyheri
Asteraceae
Status -Rare
1015   - Botanical name - Thaminophyllum latifolium - Family - Asteraceae  Thaminophyllum latifolium
Asteraceae
Status -Rare
1029
Thamnochortus pellucidus
Restionaceae
No information available - no. 29
Status - Vulnerable
1034 Wachendorfia brachyandra
Haemodoraceae
No information available - no. 30
Status - Vulnerable
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