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Scientific Name | Amphiglossa susannae Koekemoer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <1400 km², known from less than 10 locations. Declining due to conversion of its sandy habitat for cash crop and fruit orchard cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ceres Karoo, Swartruggens Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Deep red or white sand in level areas between Table Mountain Sandstone outcrops. |
Threats |
| Threatened by sporadic habitat loss and disturbance for cash crop and fruit orchard cultivation. At least one subpopulation recently declined due to habitat loss to onion cultivation (N.A. Helme pers. obs. 2007). |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphiglossa susannae Koekemoer | VU B1ab(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.
Koekemoer, M. 1999. The genus Amphiglossa (Gnaphalieae, Relhaniinae, Asteraceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 29(1):65-75.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Amphiglossa susannae Koekemoer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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