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Scientific Name | Arctotis hispidula (Less.) Beauverd |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Venidium hispidulum Less., Venidium puberulum DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2005/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three old herbarium collections, two from 1835 and one from 1927. All three specimens have very vague site descriptions. Not enough is known about the distribution or the population status of this species to determine its status. Its habitat is declining due to coastal development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | George to Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Coastal dunes, 0-300 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Arctotis hispidula (Less.) Beauverd | Data Deficient | 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.
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 |
Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Arctotis hispidula (Less.) Beauverd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/11/12 |