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Scientific Name | Arctopus dregei Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, R. Koopman & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 15933 km², between 30 and 35 remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion, crop cultivation and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koekenaap to Durbanville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Heuweltjie Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Strandveld, sand plain fynbos and shale renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species has already lost more than 70% of its habitat, predominantly for crop cultivation, and large sections are also severely degraded due to dense infestations of alien invasive plants. Most subpopulations remain on small fragments, and are threatened by ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion, agricultural development, and the spread of alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Previously thought to be very rare due to extensive habitat loss and fragmentation, it has been recently recorded from around 30 locations. It is never common, but is able to survive severe disturbance and can even be found in extremely small and degraded remnants. It has also been found to occur in a wider range of habitats than previously thought, including lowland sand fynbos and strandveld.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Arctopus dregei Sond. | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 2012.1 | | Arctopus dregei Sond. | VU B1ab(i,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.
Magee, A.R., Van Wyk, B.E., Tilney, P.M. and Van der Bank, M. 2008. A taxonomic revision of the South African endemic genus Arctopus (Apiaceae, Saniculoideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 95:471-486.
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., Koopman, R. & von Staden, L. 2012. Arctopus dregei Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/01 |
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