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Scientific Name | Achyranthemum sordescens (DC.) N.G.Bergh |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Helichrysum sordescens DC., Syncarpha sordescens (DC.) B.Nord. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species is known from less than 10 locations, from a restricted range (EOO 730 km²). It is currently declining due to coastal development and invasive alien plants. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is found from Port Elizabeth to Alexandria in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Seashore Vegetation, St Francis Dune Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket |
Description | It grows in dunes and sandy slopes. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by urbanisation which is a severe past, and moderate ongoing threat at Port Elizabeth, Kenton on Sea and St. George's Strand. Alien plants are an ongoing threat throughout this species' range, particularly Acacia cyclops which favours dune habitats. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syncarpha sordescens (DC.) B.Nord. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bergh, N.G. and Manning, J.C. 2019. Achyranthemum N.G.Bergh, a new genus segregated from Syncarpha DC. (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae). South African Journal of Botany 125 434–456.
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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Achyranthemum sordescens (DC.) N.G.Bergh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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