| Scientific Name | Arctopus echinatus L. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | APIACEAE | Common Names | Bear's Foot (e), Bitterwortel (a), Octopus (e), Platannadoring (a), Platdoring (a), Pokkiesdoring (a), Poxthorn (e), Sieketroos (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2020/11/24 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Arctopus echinatus is widespread and common, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 184 383 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape | Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is widespread across the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, occurring from Bokkeveld Escarpment near Nieuwoudtville to Vredenburg and the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards along the coastal lowlands to Port Alfred. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Southern Cape Dune Fynbos, Knysna Sand Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, St Francis Dune Thicket, Nanaga Savanna Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Goukamma Dune Thicket, Canca Limestone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos | Description | It prefers seasonally moist sandy soils. |
Threats | | Threats to Arctopus echinatus include habitat degradation, habitat loss, pollution and changes in native species dynamics. |
Population | There is no information available on the population of this species.
| Population trend | Stable |
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Citation/Red List version | | Arctopus echinatus L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Magee, A.R., Van Wyk, B.E., Tilney, P.M. and Van der Bank, M. 2008. A taxonomic revision of the South African endemic genus Arctopus (Apiaceae, Saniculoideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 95:471-486.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2020. Arctopus echinatus L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/15 |
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