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Scientific Name | Athanasia quinquedentata Thunb. subsp. rigens Källersjö |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from a limestone ridge that runs parallel to the coast north of Stilbaai. Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to alien acacia infestations. Less than 10 locations are known from a maximum range of 1250 km². |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Coastal lowlands, on alkaline sands and occasionally on acid-alkaline ecotones. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Athanasia quinquedentata Thunb. subsp. rigens Källersjö | VU B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Athanasia quinquedentata Thunb. subsp. rigens Källersjö | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Athanasia quinquedentata Thunb. subsp. rigens Källersjö. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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