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Scientific Name | Arctotis breviscapa Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Arctotis leptorhiza DC., Arctotis leptorhiza DC. var. breviscapa (Thunb.) DC., Arctotis leptorhiza DC. var. longiscapa DC. |
Common Names | Gousblom (a), Sandveldgousblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam to the Cape Peninsula and Stellenbosch. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss to urban and agricultural expansion, and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
A widespread species that is still common in spite of extensive habitat loss. As an annual it responds favourably to disturbance, often becoming a dominant species in disturbed lowland fragments.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Arctotis breviscapa Thunb. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Arctotis leptorhiza DC. | 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.
McKenzie, R.J. and Barker, N.P. 2013. The identity of Damatris pudica and typification of Arctotis breviscapa (Asteraceae, Arctotideae). Phytotaxa 121(1):57-60.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Arctotis breviscapa Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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