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Scientific Name | Haplocarpha parvifolia (Schltr.) Beauverd |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Arctotis parvifolia Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/07/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO <460 km², and suspected to occur at 10 locations. Subpopulations on lower slopes continue to decline due to loss and degradation of habitat as a result of deciduous fruit cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koue Bokkeveld and Cederberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Wet areas on sandstone slopes, in valleys and on upper slopes. |
Threats |
| Cultivation practices are disrupting and disturbing the natural wetland systems in which this species occurs. Wetlands are being further degraded by livestock grazing and trampling. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haplocarpha parvifolia (Schltr.) Beauverd | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haplocarpha parvifolia (Schltr.) Beauverd | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Arctotis parvifolia Schltr. | Uncertain | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Helme, N.A. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Haplocarpha parvifolia (Schltr.) Beauverd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/10/15 |
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