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Scientific Name | Felicia josephinae J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2023/09/05 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 1319 km², known from eight locations, most of which are severely threatened by ongoing habitat loss to Rooibos and potato cultivation as well as overgrazing of remnant patches between agricultural fields. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lambert's Bay to Aurora and Leipoldtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos |
Description | Deep acid sands in sandveld. |
Threats |
| This species is rapidly losing habitat to expanding rooibos tea and potato cultivation. In addition, habitat remnants that are not ploughed are often overstocked with livestock, leading to severe overgrazing and degradation of remaining natural veld. |
Population |
This species is known from a few, isolated subpopulations, nearly all occurring in small remnants. It can however be locally common. It only occurs in undisturbed areas (N.A. Helme pers. obs. 2009).
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Felicia josephinae J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | 2017.1 | | Felicia josephinae J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2002. Asteraceae. A distinctive new species of Felicia (Asteraceae) from Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 32(2):193-195.
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. 2023. Felicia josephinae J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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