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Scientific Name | Euryops rosulatus B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species shares the same habitat and localities as Euryops mirus, but unlike E. mirus it has not been collected since 1960. There has been over 90% conversion of its habitat in the past 70 years to crop cultivation. The only remaining habitat are tiny fragments of renosterveld between wheat and Rooibos fields. These fragments are currently grazed by sheep, and as Euryops species are highly palatable this has probably caused a severe decline in individuals. D. Raimondo and J.P. Roux searched the last remaining fragments extensively in August 2007 and found no plants - this species is possibly extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Transition soil between sandstone and tillite clays, on flat ground. |
Threats |
| More than 95% of this species' habitat has been lost to crop cultivation, and remaining fragments are severely overgrazed. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops rosulatus B.Nord. | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euryops rosulatus B.Nord. | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Euryops rosulatus B.Nord. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Euryops rosulatus B.Nord. | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Nordenstam, B. 1968. The genus Euryops. Part I. Taxonomy. Opera Botanica 20:7-409.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Euryops rosulatus B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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