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Scientific Name | Euryops namibensis (Merxm.) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Euryops multifidus (Thunb.) DC. var. namibensis Merxm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable* B1ab(ii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Euryops namibensis has a limited distribution in South Africa (EOO 247 km²), where it is known from four locations and declining due to overgrazing. As the South African population is continuous with the stable Namibian population, the national status is downgraded by one category following IUCN regional assessment procedures. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia and the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Western Gariep Hills Desert, Richtersberg Mountain Desert, Noms Mountain Desert |
Description | Stony and rocky slopes. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by severe overgrazing across most of its range in the Richtersveld in South Africa. In the areas where it occurs, overgrazing has significantly reduced shrub cover, and it may have already disappeared from some of these areas. It is not threatened in Namibia. |
Population |
This species has a limited distribution range in South Africa and Namibia. It is declining in South Africa, but the Namibian population is stable. The population is continuous across the border between South Africa and Namibia.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| This species is easily confused with the widespread and common Euryops multifidus, and may be overlooked. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euryops namibensis (Merxm.) B.Nord. | VU* B1ab(ii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | 2015.1 | | Euryops namibensis (Merxm.) B.Nord. | Least Concern | 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Euryops namibensis (Merxm.) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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