Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Ursinia coronopifolia (Less.) N.E.Br.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
Synonyms
Sphenogyne coronopifolia Less.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/09/15
Assessor(s)
P.P.J. Herman, J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner
Justification
A range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 40 km²), known from four sites and not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
This species occurs in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains near Tulbagh.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Plants grow in seeps and permanently damp areas along streams in sandstone fynbos.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Ursinia coronopifolia (Less.) N.E.Br.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Ursinia coronopifolia (Less.) N.E.Br.Lower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Ursinia coronopifolia (Less.) N.E.Br.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Ursinia coronopifolia (Less.) N.E.Br.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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Herman, P.P.J., Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Ursinia coronopifolia (Less.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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