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Scientific Name | Amphiglossa corrudifolia DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | M. Koekemoer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from two highly disjunct locations. Potentially threatened by periodic flash floods. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Loeriesfontein and Prince Albert. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Prince Albert Succulent Karoo, Namaqualand Riviere |
Description | Dry, sandy riverbeds. |
Threats |
| Seasonal flooding (flash floods) are a potential threat. |
Population |
This species is highly likely to be under-collected, as it is very cryptic. It appears to be quite rare, but an extensive search is necessary to establish the full extent of the distribution (Koekemoer 1999).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphiglossa corrudifolia DC. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Amphiglossa corrudifolia DC. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Amphiglossa corrudifolia DC. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Koekemoer, M. 1999. The genus Amphiglossa (Gnaphalieae, Relhaniinae, Asteraceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 29(1):65-75.
Koekemoer, M. 2002. Systematics of the Metalasia group in the Relhaniinae (Asteraceae-Gnaphalieae). Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.
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.
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Citation |
| Koekemoer, M. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Amphiglossa corrudifolia DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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