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Scientific Name | Emex australis Steinh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Synonyms | Emex centropodium Meisn., Emex podocentrum Meisn. ex Drège |
Common Names | Breeblaardubbeltjie (a), Breëblaardubbeltjie (a), Cape Spinach (e), Cat's Head (e), Devil's Thorn (e), Dubbeltjie (a), Dubbeltjiedoring (a), Duiweldis (a), Duiweldoring (a), Duiwelsdis (a), Duiweltjie (a), Duiweltjiesdoring (a), Emexdubbeltjie (a), Kaapse Dubbeltjie (a), Prickly Jack (e), Regopdubbeltjie (a), Spiny Emex (e), Three-cornered Jack (e), Tongblaardubbeltjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common weedy species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across South Africa and Namibia. It has been introduced to East Africa, Madagascar, Australasia and the USA. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Desert, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandy and stony flats and lower slopes. This species is often weedy in disturbed places such as roadsides and old lands. |
Population |
Population trend | Increasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Emex australis Steinh. | LC | 2017.1 | |
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.
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.
Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. and Paiva, J.A.R. 2006. Polygonaceae. In: G.V. Pope, R.M. Polhill and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 9 (Part 3):1-49. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Emex australis Steinh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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