Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cotula duckittiae (L.Bolus) K.Bremer & Humphries
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
Synonyms
Cenia duckittiae L.Bolus, Cenia expansa Compton
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii)
Assessment Date
2006/07/06
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme
Justification
EOO 650 km² and known from 10 locations. Declining in EOO and habitat quality as a result of invasive alien plants, crop cultivation (wheat and vineyards) and urban expansion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Yzerfontein to Bokbaai.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos
Description
Sandy flats.
Threats
Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering]
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cotula duckittiae (L.Bolus) K.Bremer & HumphriesVU B1ab(ii,iii)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cotula duckittiae (L.Bolus) K.Bremer & HumphriesVU D2Victor (2002)
Cenia duckittiae L.BolusIndeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Cenia duckittiae L.BolusIndeterminate 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. and Veldhuis, R.N.J. 1985. South Arican red data book: Plants - Fynbos and Karoo biomes. South African National Scientific Programmes Report 117. CSIR, Pretoria.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. 2006. Cotula duckittiae (L.Bolus) K.Bremer & Humphries. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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