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Scientific Name | Osmitopsis glabra K.Bremer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 80 km², known from four sites. Occurs primarily within in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg to Palmiet River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky, south-facing sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is protected and it has no threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Osmitopsis glabra K.Bremer | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bremer, K. 1976. New taxa of Osmitopsis (Compositae). Botaniska Notiser 129:21-24.
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.
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. 2007. Osmitopsis glabra K.Bremer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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