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Scientific Name | Euryops laxus (Harv.) Burtt Davy |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gamolepis debilis Harv., Gamolepis laxa Harv., Gamolepis pectinata Less. var. natalensis Sch.Bip. |
Common Names | Harpuisbossie (a), Loose Resin Bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Euryops laxus is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | It occurs from the Mpumalanga Highveld near Lydenburg and Pilgrim's Rest southwards through KwaZulu-Natal to Kokstad. It also occurs in eSwatini (Swaziland). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Rand Highveld Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland |
Description | It occurs on slopes, ridges and plateaux in open grassland, from the coast to mountain summits, 0-2100 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops laxus (Harv.) Burtt Davy | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
Nordenstam, B. 1968. The genus Euryops. Part I. Taxonomy. Opera Botanica 20:7-409.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Euryops laxus (Harv.) Burtt Davy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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