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Scientific Name | Euryops linearis Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Jacobaeastrum lineare (Harv.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized (EOO 215 km²), but locally very common species, occurring at between five and 10 locations and potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | De Hoop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos |
Description | Partly shaded limestone ridges and coastal dunes, occasionally occurring on sandstone rocks. |
Threats |
| Invasive alien wattle infestations still persist in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, especially on limestone ridges and coastal dunes. |
Population |
This species abundant within De Hoop Nature Reserve, where many thousands of plants occur. Although some parts of the reserve remains infested with alien invasive wattles, it is not spreading at present, due to eradication efforts as well as successful biocontrol, and the population is not declining at present (N.A. Helme pers. obs. 2011).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops linearis Harv. | VU B1ab(iii,v) | 2012.1 | | Euryops linearis Harv. | VU B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euryops linearis Harv. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2012. Euryops linearis Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/23 |
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