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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.
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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 |