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Scientific Name | Ursinia dregeana (DC.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Sphenogyne dregeana DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 759 km², six known locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Plateau from Nieuwoudtville to the Matsikamma Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nardouw Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to expanding rooibos tea cultivation. |
Population |
A range-restricted, and locally uncommon species, known from a few, scattered subpopulations. It is intolerant of disturbance and occurs in a habitat targeted for rooibos cultivation (N.A. Helme pers. obs.).
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ursinia dregeana (DC.) N.E.Br. | Rare | 2012.1 | | Ursinia dregeana (DC.) N.E.Br. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. & von Staden, L. 2013. Ursinia dregeana (DC.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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