|
Scientific Name | Euryops petraeus B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | V.R. Clark & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Euryops petraeus is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs in the high mountains of the Eastern Cape interior, from the Sneeuberge and Winterhoek Mountains around Graaff-Reinet, extending to the Nuweveld Mountains south of Fraserburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld |
Description | It is localized to rocky mountain summits, 1650-2450 m. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to Euryops petraeus. It occurs in remote and inaccessible montane areas where human pressure on the landscape is low. |
Population |
This species was previously thought to be rare, but during extensive surveys of its habitat, at least 15 previously undocumented subpopulations were recorded (Clark et al. 2014), and it is likely to occur on many more remote mountain summits within the mountains of the Eastern Cape interior. Field observations also indicate no severe threats, and therefore the population is not suspected to be declining.
|
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops petraeus B.Nord. | LC | 2020.1 | | Euryops petraeus B.Nord. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Clark, V.R., Dold, A.P., McMaster, C., McGregor, G., Bredenkamp, C. and Barker, N.P. 2014. Rich sister, poor cousin: Plant diversity and endemism in the Great Winterberg–Amatholes (Great Escarpment, Eastern Cape, South Africa). South African Journal of Botany 92:159-174.
Nordenstam, B. 1968. The genus Euryops. Part I. Taxonomy. Opera Botanica 20:7-409.
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.
|
Citation |
| Clark, V.R. & Raimondo, D. 2019. Euryops petraeus B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
Comment on this assessment
