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Scientific Name | Ursinia laciniata Magee & Mucina |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread, but apparently rare and poorly known species, that may be overlooked, and more common than records indicate. It is possibly threatened by overgrazing, but with available data, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld to the Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Anenous Plateau Shrubland, Die Plate Succulent Shrubland, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Crevices in rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| This species is possibly threatened by livestock overgrazing at all three known locations. Whether this species is grazed, and its response to disturbance is not known. |
Population |
This species is known from two historical collections with imprecise locality descriptions, and one recent collection from the Anenous Plateau west of Steinkopf. These collections are scattered over a wide area. This species may be overlooked due to confusion with the superficially similar Ursinia punctata, which occurs from Nieuwoudtville southwards.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ursinia laciniata Magee & Mucina | Data Deficient | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R., Boatwright, J.S. and Mucina, L. 2014. Four new species of Ursinia (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) from South Africa, with an updated key to the genus in Namaqualand. Phytotaxa 177(3):137-145.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Ursinia laciniata Magee & Mucina. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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