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Scientific Name | Acanthopsis glabra (E.Mey.) H.M.Steyn |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Acanthodium glabrum (E.Mey.) Nees, Acanthopsis carduifolia (L.f.) Schinz var. glabra (E.Mey.) C.B.Clarke, Acanthus glaber E.Mey., Blepharis carduifolia (L.f.) T.Anderson var. glabra (E.Mey.) T.Anderson |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & H.M. Steyn |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Namaqualand escarpment from Komaggas to Kliprand and Bitterfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Deep sandy soils derived from granitic gneiss on mountain slopes and rocky outcrops, 260-1500 m. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. Within its range, the main land use is livestock grazing, and in some areas the natural vegetation has been degraded due to overgrazing and trampling where rangelands have been overstocked. This species is however not grazed, and appears to be resilient to disturbance, as subpopulations tend to be large even in very disturbed areas. |
Population |
This species is widespread and common. Subpopulations are large, and it persists even in heavily overgrazed communal rangelands in the Kamiesberg. As there are no severe threats to this species, the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Acanthopsis glabra (E.Mey.) H.M.Steyn | LC | 2020.1 | |
Bibliography |
Clarke, C.B. 1901. Acanthaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section I (Acanthaceae-Proteaceae):1-92. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
Steyn, H.M. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2017. Taxonomic notes on Acanthopsis Harv. (Acanthaceae, tribe Acantheae): the group with trifid bracts. Phytotaxa 295(3):201-217.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Steyn, H.M. 2023. Acanthopsis glabra (E.Mey.) H.M.Steyn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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