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Scientific Name | Ursinia pygmaea DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.P.J. Herman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from less than 10 sites, this species occurs as small, sparse, disjunct subpopulations. It is 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 | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across southern Namaqualand, from Komaggas to Vanrhynsdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Blomveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld, Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Plants grow in sandy flats or slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ursinia pygmaea DC. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ursinia pygmaea DC. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Ursinia pygmaea DC. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Ursinia pygmaea DC. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Herman, P.P.J. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Ursinia pygmaea DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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