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Scientific Name | Oncosiphon africanum (P.J.Bergius) Källersjö |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Chrysanthemum glabratum Thunb., Chrysanthemum hirtum Thunb., Matricaria africana P.J.Bergius, Matricaria capensis L., Matricaria glabrata (Thunb.) DC., Matricaria hirta (Thunb.) DC., Oncosiphon glabratum (Thunb.) Källersjö |
Common Names | Wild Chamomile (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/02 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D.A. Kamundi, J.E. Victor & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 4800 km², known from fewer than 10 locations, a few locations have been lost as a result of alien plant invasion, coastal and urban expansion and agricultural expansion, especially in the sandveld. Habitat loss is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Berg River Mouth to Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal sands, salt marshes and inland sandy areas. |
Threats |
Threatened by ongoing habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation due to agricultural expansion, urban expansion and alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Oncosiphon africanum (P.J.Bergius) Källersjö | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2014.1 | Oncosiphon glabratum (Thunb.) Källersjö | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | Oncosiphon africanum (P.J.Bergius) Källersjö | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2005. Two new species of Asteraceae from Northern and Western Cape, South Africa and a new synonym. Bothalia 35(1):55-61.
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., Kamundi, D.A., Victor, J.E. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Oncosiphon africanum (P.J.Bergius) Källersjö. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/18 |