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Scientific Name | Osteospermum karrooicum (Bolus) Norl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Tripteris fruticosa Muschl. ex Dinter, Tripteris integrifolia Dinter, Tripteris karrooica Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia, Richtersveld and Bushmanland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Kahams Mountain Desert, Stinkfonteinberge Quartzite Fynbos, Noms Mountain Desert, Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld, Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland, Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland, Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland, Hantam Karoo, Aggeneys Gravel Vygieveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld, Rosyntjieberg Succulent Shrubland, Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert |
Description | Hillsides and sandy soils among rocks. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Osteospermum karrooicum (Bolus) Norl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 karrooicum (Bolus) Norl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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