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Scientific Name | Hymenogyne conica L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Thyrasperma helianthoides N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Cone Virginfig (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 3811 km²), but relatively common species that is resilient to disturbance and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Vanrhynsdorp to the Biedouw Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Deep sandy soils. |
Threats |
| Within this species' known range, there is ongoing loss of arid fynbos occurring on deep sandy soils due to expansion of rooibos tea cultivation. H. conica is however a somewhat weedy annual, and readily colonises abandoned croplands. Notes on some collections indicate it to be a dominant species in fallow crop fields, and therefore agricultural expansion is not considered to be a severe threat to this species. |
Population |
This species is very common, and the population is not declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hymenogyne conica L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1936-1958. Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied genera Part III. University of Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town.
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.
Klak, C., Haná?ek, P. and Bruyns, P.V. 2015. A phylogeny and revised classification for the Apatesieae (Aizoaceae: Ruschioideae) with a comparison of centres of diversity. Taxon 64(3):507-522.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Hymenogyne conica L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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