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Scientific Name | Athanasia oocephala (DC.) Källersjö |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Stilpnophyton oocephalum DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/12 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species (EOO 31 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains, Stormsvlei Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation |
Description | Dry, steep, rocky lower sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Recent field observations indicated that this species occurs on steep rocky slopes unsuited to ploughing, and in areas not affected by alien invasive plants (N.A. Helme, pers. obs. 2012). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Athanasia oocephala (DC.) Källersjö | VU D2 | 2012.1 | | Athanasia oocephala (DC.) Källersjö | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Athanasia oocephala (DC.) Källersjö | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Athanasia oocephala (DC.) Källersjö | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Stilpnophyton oocephalum DC. | 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.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2012. Athanasia oocephala (DC.) Källersjö. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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