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Scientific Name | Arctotis diffusa Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Arctotis splendens Muschl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/16 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, R.J. McKenzie, L. von Staden & N.N. Mhlongo |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 190 701 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 228 km². It has no known threats and is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It occurs from Springbok to Roggeveld Escarpment, eastwards to Murraysburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in heavy clay soil. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
It occurs in more than 30 subpopulations, and 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 | | Arctotis diffusa Thunb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Arctotis diffusa Thunb. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Arctotis diffusa Thunb. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., McKenzie, R.J., von Staden, L. & Mhlongo, N.N. 2023. Arctotis diffusa Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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