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Scientific Name | Oedera pungens (L'Her.) N.G.Bergh subsp. angustifolia (DC.) N.G.Bergh, J.Bentley & Verboom |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Eclopes parallelinervis Less., Eclopes parallelinervis Less. var. angustifolia DC., Relhania pungens L'Hér. subsp. angustifolia (DC.) K.Bremer |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Oedera pungens subsp. angustifolia is widespread, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 55 412 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg and south coast to East London and King William's Town. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Amathole Montane Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland |
Description | It occurs in shallow soils on stony grassy slopes and ridges. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
There is no information available on its population.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Relhania pungens L'Hér. subsp. angustifolia (DC.) K.Bremer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bremer, K. 1976. The genus Relhania (Compositae). Opera Botanica 40:1-85.
Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
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.
Stafford, G.I., Wikkelso, M.J., Nancke, L., Jager, A.K., Moller, M. and Ronsted, N. 2016. The first phylogenetic hypothesis for the southern African endemic genus Tulbaghia (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181:156–170.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Oedera pungens (L'Her.) N.G.Bergh subsp. angustifolia (DC.) N.G.Bergh, J.Bentley & Verboom. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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