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Scientific Name | Eumorphia corymbosa E.Phillips |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Eumorphia corymbosa is a rare, range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 300 km². Most of its habitat is protected and it is not suspected to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Nuweveld Mountains near Beaufort West in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Upper Karoo Hardeveld |
Description | It occurs in seasonally wet soils along rivers and in marshy habitats. |
Threats |
| This species has no severe threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eumorphia corymbosa E.Phillips | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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.
Swelankomo, N. 2011. FSA contributions 19: Asteraceae: Anthemideae: Eumorphia. Bothalia 41(2):277-282.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Eumorphia corymbosa E.Phillips. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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