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Scientific Name | Ursinia merxmuelleri Prassler |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, D. Raimondo, D. van der Colff & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted high altitude endemic to the western Hex River Mountains (EOO 14 km²), where it is known from two isolated subpopulations, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes above 1200 m, in gullies near streams. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ursinia merxmuelleri Prassler | Rare | 2015.1 | | Ursinia merxmuelleri Prassler | Critically 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 |
| Turner, R.C., Raimondo, D., van der Colff, D. & Helme, N.A. 2015. Ursinia merxmuelleri Prassler. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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