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Scientific Name | Othonna humilis Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species (EOO 293 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg and eastern Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky crevices and gravelly slopes, typically on shale bands. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is protected in the Cederberg. Recent field observations in the Koue Bokkeveld noted no severe threats to the subpopulation in this area. |
Population |
This species is known from only a few, scattered records within a limited area. 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 | | Othonna humilis Schltr. | Rare | 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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Othonna humilis Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/20 |
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