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Scientific Name | Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Chrysanthemum incanum Thunb., Pentzia bolusii Hutch., Pentzia incana var. microcephala (Harv.) Hutch., Pentzia virgata Less., Pentzia virgata var. microcephala Harv. |
Common Names | Alsbossie (a), Anchor Karoo (e), Ankerkaroo (a), Common Karro (e), Gansie (a), Gansogiebos (a), Goedkaro (a), Goeiekaroo (a), Goodkaroo Bush (e), Karobos (a), Karoo Bush (e), Karoobossie (a), Karro (e), Kleingansie (a), Kortbeenkaroo (a), Mohantsoana (ss), Rooikarobos (a), Sheep Bush (e), Skaapbossie (a), Skaapkaroo (a), Soetkaroo (a), Sweet Karoo (e), Vaalkaroo (a), Vleikaroo (a), Witkarobos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across western South Africa, and extending to southern Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Fynbos, renosterveld and arid shrubland. |
Population |
A very common species, often dominating arid vegetation types.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pentzia bolusii Hutch. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2012.1 | | Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pentzia bolusii Hutch. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze | Not Threatened | 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.
Magee, A.R. and Tilney, P.M. 2012. A taxonomic revision of Pentzia (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) I: the P. incana group in southern Africa, including the description of the new species P. oppositifolia Magee. South African Journal of Botany 79:148-158.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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