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Scientific Name | Euryops proteoides B.Nord. & V.R.Clark |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/05 |
Assessor(s) | V.R. Clark & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Euryops proteoides is a range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of only 42 km². It is however locally abundant and has no severe threats, and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, specifically to the Southern Sneeuberg between Graaff-Reinet and Pearston. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Karoo Escarpment Grassland |
Description | It occurs on moist, south-facing escarpment slopes and below cliff-lines and along drainage lines, 1200-2000 m. |
Threats |
| Euryops proteoides has no severe threats. |
Population |
It is a locally abundant, but localized endemic. As it has no severe threats, the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops proteoides B.Nord. & V.R.Clark | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Bredenkamp, C. In prep. Conspectus of the flora of the Eastern cape. Strelitzia.
Clark, V.R., Perera, S.J., Stiller, M., Stirton, C.H., Weston, P.H., Stoev, P., Coombs, G., Morris, D.B., Ratnayake-Perera, D. and Barker, N.P. 2012. A rapid multi-disciplinary biodiversity assessment of the Kamdebooberge (Sneeuberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa): implications for conservation. SpringerPlus 1(1):56.
Nordenstam, B., Clark, V.R., Devos, N. and Barker, N.P. 2009. Two new species of Euryops (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) from the Sneeuberg, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 75(1):145-152.
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Citation |
| Clark, V.R. & Raimondo, D. 2019. Euryops proteoides B.Nord. & V.R.Clark. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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