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Scientific Name | Phymaspermum athanasioides (S.Moore) Källersjö |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachymeris athanasioides (S.Moore) Hutch., Brachymeris bolusii Hutch., Brachymeris montana Hutch., Pentzia athanasioides S.Moore, Phymaspermum bolusii (Hutch.) Källersjö, Phymaspermum montanum (Hutch.) Källersjö |
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 | Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across the northern provinces of South Africa, extending to Swaziland and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Quartzite and sandstone in mixed bushveld and grassland, 1000-1750. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phymaspermum athanasioides (S.Moore) Källersjö | LC | 2017.1 | | Phymaspermum athanasioides (S.Moore) Källersjö | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Phymaspermum bolusii (Hutch.) Källersjö | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Phymaspermum montanum (Hutch.) Källersjö | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Källersjo, M. 1985. Fruit structure and generic delimitation of Athanasia (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) and related South African genera. Nordic Journal of Botany 5:527-542.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Phymaspermum athanasioides (S.Moore) Källersjö. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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