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Scientific Name | Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer subsp. pinnatifida |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Osmites pinnatifida DC. |
Common Names | Waterfall Daisy (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three locations within a very restricted range (EOO<80 km²). Potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Drakenstein and Wemmershoek mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp rocks at the base of waterfalls and along streams. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer subsp. pinnatifida | VU D2 | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer subsp. pinnatifida. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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