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Scientific Name | Phymaspermum aciculare (E.Mey. ex DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Iocaste acicularis (E.Mey. ex DC.) Harv., Oligoglossa acicularis E. Mey. ex. DC. |
Common Names | Heuningkaroo (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/01/26 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across the arid interior of South Africa, from McGregor in the Western Cape, to Bloemhof in North West Province. It also occurs in central Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Hard dry soils of doleritic origin, 40-1700 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phymaspermum aciculare (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Benth. & Hook. ex B.D.Jacks | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Ruiters, A.K., Tilney, P.M., Van Wyk, B.E. and Magee, A.R. 2016. Taxonomy of the Genus Phymaspermum (Asteraceae, Anthemideae). Systematic Botany 41(2):430-456.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Phymaspermum aciculare (E.Mey. ex DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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