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Scientific Name | Euryops ericifolius (Bél.) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gamolepis ericoides (L.f.) Less. var. adpressifolius (DC.) Harv., Jacquemontia ericifolia Bél., Psilothamnus adpressifolius DC., Psilothamnus ericifolius (Bél.) DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/04 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from a highly restricted area between Motherwell and Coega (EOO 119 km²). Declining due to overgrazing of its habitat by cattle. It is also potentially threatened by the expansion of low-cost housing and further infrastructure development at Kouga. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Uitenhage to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Sundays Valley Thicket, Motherwell Karroid Thicket, Grass Ridge Bontveld |
Description | Low altitude flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops ericifolius (Bél.) B.Nord. | EN B1ab(iii) | 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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Euryops ericifolius (Bél.) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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