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Scientific Name | Didelta spinosa (L.f.) Aiton |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Polymnia spinosa L.f. |
Common Names | Perdebos (a), Perdebossie (a), Slaaibos (a), Slaaibossie (a), Thorny Salad Bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Didelta spinosa is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from southern Namibia to the Richtersveld and Namaqualand, extending as far south as Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on dry granite and sandstone slopes in succulent karoo and fynbos, rarely in dolerite. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Didelta spinosa (L.f.) Aiton | Least Concern | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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. 2018. Didelta spinosa (L.f.) Aiton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/18 |
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