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Scientific Name | Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer subsp. angustifolia (DC.) K.Bremer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Osmites angustifolia DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 70 km²) habitat specialist, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Jonkershoek, Drakenstein and Simonsberg mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Moist, shaded crevices on rock faces, 600-1100 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer subsp. angustifolia (DC.) K.Bremer | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bremer, K. 1972. The genus Osmitopsis (Compositae). Botaniska Notiser 125:9-48.
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 |
| von Staden, L. & Helme, N.A. 2013. Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer subsp. angustifolia (DC.) K.Bremer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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