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Scientific Name | Amphiglossa tomentosa (Thunb.) Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Amphiglossa nitidula DC., Amphiglossa tomentosa (Thunb.) Harv. var. breviligulata Merxm., Athrixia tomentosa (Thunb.) Less., Pteronia engleriana Muschl., Pterothrix engleriana (Muschl.) Hutch. & E.Phillips, Pterothrix flaccida Schltr. ex Hutch. & E.Phillips, Pterothrix tomentosa DC., Relhania tomentosa Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/01/25 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & M. Koekemoer |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Arid shrubland, occurring in sandy soils, often in deep red sand, as well as granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphiglossa tomentosa (Thunb.) Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pterothrix flaccida Schltr. ex Hutch. & E.Phillips | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Pterothrix flaccida Schltr. ex Hutch. & E.Phillips | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Koekemoer, M. 2011. Amphiglossa tomentosa (Thunb.) Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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