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Scientific Name | Amellus capensis (Walp.) Hutch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Amellus lychnitis L. var. flosculosus Benth. ex Harv. (in part), Haenelia capensis Walp. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 250 km², recorded from four locations but suspected to be under-collected and to occur at up to 10 locations. Declining as a result of coastal development and severe infestations of invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Agulhas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Description | Coastal dunes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to coastal development and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amellus capensis (Walp.) Hutch. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Amellus capensis (Walp.) Hutch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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