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Scientific Name | Phymaspermum parvifolium (DC.) Benth. & Hook. ex B.D.Jacks. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Adenachaena parvifolia DC., Adenachaena pubescens DC., Phymaspermum pubescens (DC.) Kuntze |
Common Names | Bankrotbossie (a), Galsteenbossie (a), Goeiekaroobossiea (a), Good Karoo (e), Karoobossie (a), Skaapbossie (a), Skaapkaroo (a), Swartkaroo (a), Vaalkaroo (a), Witblommetjie (a), Witheuningkaroo (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/01/26 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across the arid central regions of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Karroid shrublands and thicket, 300-1500 m. |
Population |
Phymaspermum parvifolium is a common to dominant species of karoo vegetation.
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Population trend | Stable |
Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Phymaspermum parvifolium (DC.) Benth. & Hook. ex B.D.Jacks. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2019/12/11 |
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