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Scientific Name | Leucoptera oppositifolia B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 365 km²), known from three subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Quartzite outcrops, 0-500 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Leucoptera oppositifolia B.Nord. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Nordenstam, B. 1976. Reclassification of Chrysanthemum L. in South Africa. Botaniska Notiser 129(2):137-165.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Leucoptera oppositifolia B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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