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Scientific Name | Berkheya francisci Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2022/12/27 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok, D. Raimondo & F. Munro |
Justification | A rare species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 508 km², known from about nine subpopulations. It is not threatened and therefore, not suspected to be in danger of extinction. Consequently, it is listed under the IUCN 3.1 criteria as Least Concern but is nationally recognised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs on the Klein and Groot Swartberg Mountains in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Swartberg Shale Fynbos, Western Gwarrieveld |
Description | It occurs on high altitude sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| While some invasive alien species occur within this species' range, the high altitude slopes have not been impacted. |
Population |
The population is inferred to be stable due to the lack of threats on the high altitude slopes.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in the Swartberg (Groot Swartberg) Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Berkheya francisci Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Berkheya francisci Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Berkheya francisci Bolus | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H., Raimondo, D. & Munro, F. 2022. Berkheya francisci Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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