Wyfierenosterbos

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Dicerothamnus adpressus (Harv.) Koekemoer
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
Synonyms
Dicerothamnus adpressus (Harv.) Koekemoer (invalidly published), Elytropappus adpressus Harv.
Common Names
Wyfierenosterbos (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/01/19
Assessor(s)
D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor
Justification
Widespread, common and not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Clanwilliam to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards to Joubertina.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Rocky sandstone slopes.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Notes
POSA name = Dicerothamnus adpressus (Harv.) Koekemoer (unpublished new combination).
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Dicerothamnus adpressus (Harv.) KoekemoerLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Koekemoer, M. 2002. Systematics of the Metalasia group in the Relhaniinae (Asteraceae-Gnaphalieae). Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.


Koekemoer, M. 2019. Taxonomy and reclassification of South African Asteraceae genus Elytropappus (Gnaphalieae, Asteraceae), the description of two new genera and two new species. Phytotaxa 403(4):248-284.


Levyns, M.R. 1935. A revision of Elytropappus Cass. Journal of South African Botany 1:89-103.


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Dicerothamnus adpressus (Harv.) Koekemoer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07

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