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Scientific Name | Athanasia calophylla Källersjö |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & H. Mtshali |
Justification | This Cederberg endemic has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 91 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km² , and is known from three subpopulations within the Cederberg Wilderness Area. It is quite common in areas where it occurs and it is not threatened. It is listed nationally as Rare, but qualifies globally under the IUCN category of Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurrs in the northern Cederberg Mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It is confined to rocky sandstone slopes and has been found to grow on seasonally damp sands on high altitude plateaus. |
Threats |
| The population is protected within a wilderness area and is not threatened. |
Population |
It is restricted and only known from three subpopulations it can be quite common in the localised habitats where it occurs.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Athanasia calophylla Källersjö | Rare | 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. & Mtshali, H. 2021. Athanasia calophylla Källersjö. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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