Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Felicia ebracteata Grau
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/07/06
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
Restricted to the limestone patches (AOO<10 km²). Potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and development of tourism infrastructure.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
De Hoop to Ystervarkpunt.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Blombos Strandveld, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket
Description
Coastal limestone.
Threats
Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects)
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Felicia ebracteata GrauVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Felicia ebracteata GrauVU D2Victor (2002)
Felicia ebracteata GrauInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Felicia ebracteata GrauUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Grau, J. 1973. Revision der Gattung Felicia (Asteraceae). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 9:195-705.


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.


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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Felicia ebracteata Grau. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06

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