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Scientific Name | Curio articulatus (L.f.) P.V.Heath |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Cacalia articulata L.f., Kleinia articulata (L.f.) Haw., Senecio articulatus (L.f.) Sch.Bip. |
Common Names | Kafferkrale (a), Worsies (a), Worsiesplantjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. von Staden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Montagu to Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Curio articulatus (L.f.) P.V.Heath | LC | 2017.1 | | Senecio articulatus (L.) Sch.Bip. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Eggli, U. (ed). 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Dicotyledons. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg.
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.
Heath, P.V. 1997. Three new generic names in Asteraceae: part 1. Calyx 5(4):136.
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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W., von Staden, L. & Potter, L. 2012. Curio articulatus (L.f.) P.V.Heath. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2020/07/09 |
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