Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Arctotis angustifolia L.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
Synonyms
Arctotis aspera L. var. angustifolia (L.) Less., Arctotis decumbens Jacq., Arctotis plantaginea L., Arctotis semipapposa (DC.) Beauverd var. plantaginea (L.) K.Lewin, Venidium plantagineum (L.) Less., Venidium semipapposum DC. var. plantagineum (L.) Harv.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Endangered C2a(i)
Assessment Date
2005/05/05
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & R.J. McKenzie
Justification
Recorded from two severely fragmented small subpopulations consisting of under 10 mature individuals each, we suspect that there are fewer than 250 mature individuals of this species extant. The majority of its lowland habitat has been transformed for urban development, crop cultivation or been invaded by alien plants. The two remaining subpopulations are threatened by urban development and protea cultivation.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cape Flats to Malmesbury and Kleinmond.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos
Description
Lowland acid fynbos, below 100 m.
Threats
Threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation due to expanding crop cultivation, urban development, and competition from alien invasive plants. Two known remaining subpopulations are threatened by habitat loss to urban expansion and protea cultivation.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Arctotis angustifolia L.CR C2a(i)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Arctotis angustifolia L.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
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.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & McKenzie, R.J. 2005. Arctotis angustifolia L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/11/09

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