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Scientific Name | Euryops namaquensis Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/31 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from less than 10 locations from a restricted area (EOO <1500 km²). This slow-growing species is declining as a result of livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vanrhynsdorp, Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Quartz patches on hills. |
Threats |
| This highly palatable but slow-growing species is threatened by severe overgrazing. Few remaining plants are being repeatedly grazed down to short stumps, preventing flowering and seed set. |
Population |
A very slow growing species that is vulnerable to heavy grazing - in heavily grazed areas only very few plants could be found (J.H. Vlok pers. obs.)
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops namaquensis Schltr. | VU B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Euryops namaquensis Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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