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Scientific Name | Athanasia crenata (L.) L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Athanasia ebracteata E.Mey. ex DC., Athanasia flexuosa Thunb. var. oligocephala DC., Athanasia oligocephala (DC.) Harv., Athanasia oligocephala (DC.) Harv. var. hirsuta (DC.) Harv., Eclopes centauroides (L.) DC., Relhania centauroides (L.) Harv., Santolina crenata L., Staehelina centauroides L. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/15 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A Swartland endemic (EOO 3100 km²) that has lost 94% of its habitat to crop cultivation and urban expansion. All remaining subpopulations are small and occur on remnant fragments that are isolated from one another and are declining due to alien plant invasion and ongoing expansion of urban areas and agricultural lands. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Drakenstein Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld, clay flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Athanasia crenata (L.) L. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv) | 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.
Källersjo, M. 1991. The genus Athanasia (Compositae - Anthemideae). Opera Botanica 106:1-75.
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. 2007. Athanasia crenata (L.) L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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