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Scientific Name | Othonna lepidocaulis Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | P.P.J. Herman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted habitat specialist with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 320 km², known from fewer than five sites. It has no threats recorded and is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species' distribution ranges from Garies to the Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Plants grow in quartz patches on slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Othonna lepidocaulis Schltr. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Othonna lepidocaulis Schltr. | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Othonna lepidocaulis Schltr. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Othonna lepidocaulis Schltr. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Herman, P.P.J. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Othonna lepidocaulis Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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