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Scientific Name | Cullumia micracantha DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Cullumia obovata E.Mey. ex DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2ac; C1 |
Assessment Date | 2010/09/01 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | There has been a loss of over 70% of suitable deep sand habitat in past 25 years due to potato and rooibos tea cultivation, and the decline is ongoing (generation length is ± 20 years). The estimated population size is 2 500 plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Sandveld east of Redelinghuys. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sand fynbos, deep sands. |
Threats |
| This species is severely threatened by expanding rooibos tea and potato cultivation. More than 70% of habitat has been lost in the last 25 years. Most known subpopulations remain on small fragments surrounded by crop fields where they are threatened by lack of fire. This species depends on fire for recruitment. |
Population |
This species seems to be fairly common in the right deep sandy habitat. However, there has been a 70% decline of this habitat in the last 25 years. Plants are usually scattered, but in some localities there may be about 100 plants in an are of five ha. The total population is estimated to be around 2 500 plants.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cullumia micracantha DC. | EN A2ac; C1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cullumia micracantha DC. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Cullumia micracantha DC. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Roessler, H. 1959. Revision der Arctotideae-Gorteriinae (Compositae). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 3:71-500.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2010. Cullumia micracantha DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/11/16 |
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