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Scientific Name | Oligothrix gracilis DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted (EOO 96 km²) habitat specialist, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Damp clays on high altitude shale bands. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in protected montane habitat and is not threatened. |
Population |
This short-lived and rarely recorded herb seems to only appear in the first two to four years after fire, and may easily be overlooked elsewhere. The most recent observation (2010) recorded only 200-300 plants (N.A. Helme, pers. obs.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oligothrix gracilis DC. | Rare | 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.
Harvey, W.H. 1894. Compositae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis III (Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae):44-530. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2013. Oligothrix gracilis DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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