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Scientific Name | Syncarpha aurea B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/07 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. van der Colff |
Justification | EOO <25 km², plants at one known location continue to decline due to competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Alluvial shales on limestone on low coastal hills. |
Threats |
| The area is densely infested with unmanaged alien invasive plants, which are outcompeting native species. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syncarpha aurea B.Nord. | CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 2015.1 | | Syncarpha aurea B.Nord. | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Nordenstam, B. 2003. Further contributions to the genus Syncarpha (Compositae-Gnaphalieae). Compositae Newsletter 39:52-57.
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. & van der Colff, D. 2015. Syncarpha aurea B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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