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Scientific Name | Euryops bertilii Vlok |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2022/04/26 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & H. Mtshali |
Justification | This densely branched shrublet is found in Succulent Karoo vegetation in the Ladismith district, Western Cape. It is known from one stable subpopulation that is potentially threatened by increasing grazing pressure from game. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is known only from the Western Cape Province, in Ladismith district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo |
Description | This densely branched shrublet grows up 30 cm. It is found in Succulent Karoo vegetation growing on large calcrete outcrops where there is very little topsoil. |
Threats |
| Previously, the plants were very heavily browsed by domestic stock, but have recovered well since the property was included in the Anysberg Nature Reserve in 2000 (Vlok, 2020). |
Population |
This species occurs occasionally in a very restricted range. There are no severe threats to the population, but the area is used for game grazing. The population is assumed to be stable, but likely to decline should grazing pressure increase. Monitoring is required.
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Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
Vlok, J.H.J. 2020. Three new species and one new subspecies of Euryops (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) from the Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 133:167-173.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Mtshali, H. 2022. Euryops bertilii Vlok. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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