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Scientific Name | Osmitopsis dentata (Thunb.) K.Bremer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Osmites dentata Thunb. |
Common Names | Kaapsebelskruie (a), Toothed Swamp Daisy (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/01/26 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO<300 km²). Not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone cliffs, usually on damp, mossy, southeast-facing ledges. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Osmitopsis dentata (Thunb.) K.Bremer | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bremer, K. 1972. The genus Osmitopsis (Compositae). Botaniska Notiser 125:9-48.
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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Osmitopsis dentata (Thunb.) K.Bremer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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