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Scientific Name | Phylica plumosa L. var. plumosa |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Common Names | Veerkoppie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/28 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 22 000 km², this taxon has lost many subpopulations to agriculture and urban expansion, especially around Cape Town and Malmesbury, where it continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss. However there are still >30 locations, therefore it is not yet considered Near Threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Cape Peninsula and Montagu to Caledon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Lower to middle sandstone and clay slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica plumosa L. var. plumosa | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pillans, N.S. 1942. The genus Phylica, Linn. Journal of South African Botany 8(1):1-164.
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. & von Staden, L. 2016. Phylica plumosa L. var. plumosa. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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