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Scientific Name | Arctotheca marginata Beyers |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/06 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.J. McKenzie |
Justification | Known from two locations on a private farms. Potentially threatened by livestock overgrazing and water extraction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment near Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Permanent vleis on Bokkeveld Sandstone. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Arctotheca marginata Beyers | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Beyers, J.B.P. 2002. Asteraceae. A new species of Arctotheca from Northern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 32(2):185-187.
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1976. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: V. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 34(3):253-286.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & McKenzie, R.J. 2006. Arctotheca marginata Beyers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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