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Scientific Name | Gorteria diffusa Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gazania diffusa (Thunb.) Spreng., Gorteria affinis DC., Gorteria calendulacea DC., Gorteria diffusa Thunb. subsp. calendulacea (DC.) Roessler, Gorteria diffusa Thunb. subsp. diffusa, Gorteria ictinus Cass. |
Common Names | Beetle Daisy (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/15 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in South Africa, in the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces, from Namaqualand to Swellendam and western Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in winter rainfall zones on clay and sandy flats or stony lower slopes. |
Threats |
| Some parts of this species' range are infested with alien invasive species and are threatened by habitat degradation. However, it is not known whether these threats affect this species directly. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gorteria diffusa Thunb. subsp. calendulacea (DC.) Roessler | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gorteria diffusa Thunb. subsp. diffusa | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Govaerts, R. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1, 2:1-492, MIM, Deurne.
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 |
| Mtshali, H. 2023. Gorteria diffusa Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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