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Scientific Name | Marasmodes spinosa S.Ortiz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/06 |
Assessor(s) | R. Koopman, A.R. Magee, A. Marais, L. von Staden & J.C. Manning |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 134 km²), known from three remaining locations and declining due to ongoing habitat degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Saron to Gouda. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally waterlogged clay soils. |
Threats |
| Less than 20% of this species' lowland habitat remains intact after extensive loss to agricultural expansion. Small remnants remain scattered among crop fields, and these continue to be degraded due to spreading alien invasive plants, overgrazing and inappropriate fire management. |
Population |
Marasmodes spinosa was first collected in 1978, and until recently, was known from a single subpopulation of about 250 mature individuals protected within a private nature reserve (Ortiz 2009, Manning and Goldblatt 2012). In 2016, two more subpopulations were discovered on remnants of transitional alluvial fynbos-shale renosterveld between Saron and Gouda. One is a large subpopulation consisting of more than 1000 mature individuals, the second, much smaller, has only about 50 plants.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Marasmodes sp. nov. (Walton 273 NBG) | EN D | 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.
Ortiz, S. 2009. Eight new species of Marasmodes (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) from South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159:330-342.
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 |
| Koopman, R., Magee, A.R., Marais, A., von Staden, L. & Manning, J.C. 2012. Marasmodes spinosa S.Ortiz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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