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Scientific Name | Osteospermum scabrum Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Anaglypha acicularis Benth., Anaglypha aspera DC., Gibbaria bicolor Cass., Gibbaria scabra (Thunb.) Norl., Oxylaena acicularis (Benth.) Anderb., Xerothamnus ecklonianus DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Knysna to Uitenhage and the Baviaanskloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos |
Description | Riverine bush and forest margins. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Osteospermum scabrum Thunb. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Oxylaena acicularis (Benth.) Anderb. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2012.1 | | Gibbaria scabra (Thunb.) Norl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oxylaena acicularis (Benth.) Anderb. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 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.
Koekemoer, M. 2011. Asteraceae: The true identity of Oxylaena acicularis. Bothalia 41(1):187-188.
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.
Norlindh, T. 1943. Studies in the Calenduleae. 1: Monograph of the genera Dimorphotheca, Castalis, Osteospermum, Gibbaria and Chrysanthemoides. Gleerup, Lund.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Osteospermum scabrum Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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