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Scientific Name | Berkheya jardineana J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <50 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartruggens east of Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats among dry rocky sandstone outcrops. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
This species is known from a single, localized subpopulation, where it is locally common in suitable habitat (Manning and Goldblatt 2012). It was discovered during a detailed survey of the Swartruggens, in an area that remains otherwise botanically poorly explored. Further surveys may indicate that it is under-collected and more widespread than currently known.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Berkheya jardineana J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. ASTERACEAE: Berkheya jardineana (Arctotideae - Gorteriinae), a new dwarf perennial from the Swartruggens, Western Cape. Bothalia 42(1):57-59.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Berkheya jardineana J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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