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Scientific Name | Euryops tagetoides (DC.) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Ruckeria tagetoides DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/31 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from fewer than 10 locations, occurring as small, scattered subpopulations. A slow-growing reseeder that is potentially threatened by livestock grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Botterkloof Pass to northern Cederberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soil between rocks. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by grazing - Euryops species are palatable and known to be sensitive to grazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops tagetoides (DC.) B.Nord. | NT D2 | 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.
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.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Euryops tagetoides (DC.) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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