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Scientific Name | Alatoseta tenuis Compton |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Tanqua Karoo to Matjiesfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Stony flats and washes in Succulent Karoo. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. Parts of its range is severely degraded due to overgrazing, however, Rutherford and Powrie (2010) found cover and abundance of A. tenuis to be unaffected by grazing intensity. |
Population |
This species is widespread and common across the Tanqua Karoo. There are no severe threats to the population, and therefore it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Several subpopulations are protected within the Tanqua Karoo National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Alatoseta tenuis Compton | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Compton, R.H. 1931. The Flora of the Whitehill District. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 19:269-329.
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.
Rutherford, M. and Powrie, L. 2010. Severely degraded rangeland: implications for plant diversity from a case study in Succulent Karoo, South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 74(6):692-701.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Alatoseta tenuis Compton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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