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Scientific Name | Acanthopsis villosa H.M.Steyn |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & H.M. Steyn |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 7458 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Steinkopf to Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Well-drained sandy soils derived from granite or quartzite, often in association with rocky outcrops. |
Population |
This species is known from only a few, scattered records, but it occurs in a remote and botanically poorly explored area, and is likely to be more common than records indicate.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Acanthopsis villosa H.M.Steyn | LC | 2017.1 | | Acanthopsis sp. (Koekemoer 4398 PRE) | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Steyn, H.M. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2015. Taxonomic notes on the Acanthopsis disperma-hoffmannseggiana complex (Acanthaceae, tribe Acantheae), with an interim key to members of the genus. Phytotaxa 219(1):1-26.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Steyn, H.M. 2023. Acanthopsis villosa H.M.Steyn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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