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Scientific Name | Ursinia kamiesbergensis Magee & Mucina |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 139 km²), but locally abundant endemic to the Kamiesberg Mountains that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Disturbed flats, often on old lands. |
Threats |
| This species thrives in overgrazed and disturbed areas (Magee et al. 2014), and is not threatened. |
Population |
This species is locally common in the Kamiesberg (Magee et al. 2014).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ursinia kamiesbergensis Magee & Mucina | Rare | 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 kamiesbergensis Magee & Mucina. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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