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Scientific Name | Osteospermum crassifolium (O.Hoffm.) Norl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Tripteris crassifolia O.Hoffm., Tripteris fruticosa Muschl. ex Engl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/07/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Although rarely recorded in South Africa, it is likely to be overlooked, and not in danger of extinction. It is widespread outside of South Africa. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Coastal areas of Angola and Namibia and southwards to the Richtersveld, Northern Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Dunes, mountain slopes and dry riverbeds. |
Threats |
| This species is possibly threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to mining and overgrazing, but these threats only impact over a small proportion of its range, and is unlikely to lead to its extinction. |
Population |
This species has been rarely recorded in South Africa, but is suspected to be overlooked, as it occurs in a remote and poorly explored area, much of which is difficult to access due to diamond mining restrictions.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Norlindh (1943) cites a collection from Langebaan in the Western Cape, a disjunction of around 500 km from the nearest other records of this species. It has never since been relocated in this well-collected area, nor anywhere in between, and it is assumed that this record was mislabelled, or represents another taxon. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Osteospermum crassifolium (O.Hoffm.) Norl. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Tripteris crassifolia O.Hoffm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Norlindh, T. 1943. Studies in the Calenduleae. 1: Monograph of the genera Dimorphotheca, Castalis, Osteospermum, Gibbaria and Chrysanthemoides. Gleerup, Lund.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Osteospermum crassifolium (O.Hoffm.) Norl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21 |
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