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Scientific Name | Ursinia subflosculosa (DC.) Prassler |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Arctotis paleacea Thunb., Sphenogyne paleacea (Thunb.) Less., Sphenogyne subflosculosa DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from four historical locations, probably extinct at one of these. EOO has contracted by at least 30% as a result of wheat and rooibos tea cultivation. One location is threatened by ongoing agricultural expansion. The generation length of this species is not known. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam and Vanrhynsdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes and sandy soils. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation as a result of expanding fruit and rooibos tea cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ursinia subflosculosa (DC.) Prassler | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ursinia subflosculosa (DC.) Prassler | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Ursinia subflosculosa (DC.) Prassler | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Ursinia subflosculosa (DC.) Prassler | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
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.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Ursinia subflosculosa (DC.) Prassler. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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