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Scientific Name | Dymondia margaretae Compton |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 800 km², known from three locations. Declining as a result of alien plant invasion and agricultural expansion. Two subpopulations have lost part of their habitat to road construction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to Infanta. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal flats, at edges of pans and marshes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dymondia margaretae Compton | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Dymondia margaretae Compton | 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.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Dymondia margaretae Compton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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