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Scientific Name | Poecilolepis maritima (Bolus) Grau |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Felicia maritima Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/08 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Five of eight subpopulations (four on the Cape Flats and one more recently at Struisbaai) have been lost to urban development. The three extant subpopulations are on the Agulhas plain. These subpopulations face a potential threat from invasive alien acacias, should alien clearing management currently being implemented be stopped. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Agulhas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Description | Edges of seasonal salt pans. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Changes in native species dynamics, Natural disasters |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Poecilolepis maritima (Bolus) Grau | VU D2 | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Poecilolepis maritima (Bolus) Grau. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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