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Scientific Name | Arrowsmithia conferta (Benth.) N.G.Bergh |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Homochaete conferta Benth., Macowania conferta (Benth.) E.Phillips |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/04 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized endemic of Ngele Mountain, occurring at one or two locations, and potentially threatened by overgrazing, competition from alien invasive plants and inappropriate fire management. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ngele Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland |
Description | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, rock outcrops on steep slopes. |
Threats |
| About 20% of the grasslands on Ngele Mountain has been lost to timber plantations, however, plantations are no longer expanding, and this threat has ceased. Grasslands on the central upper slopes of the mountain are currently in good condition and well-preserved. On the far western side of the mountain however, unmanaged alien invasive plants are starting to spread, and grassland areas between timber plantations are used for livestock grazing. These grasslands are burnt frequently (sometimes several times a year) to improve grazing, and could potentially lead to grassland degradation and loss of sensitive species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Macowania conferta (Benth.) E.Phillips | VU D2 | 2015.1 | | Macowania conferta (Benth.) E.Phillips | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Macowania conferta (Benth.) E.Phillips | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Macowania conferta (Benth.) E.Phillips | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Macowania conferta (Benth.) E.Phillips | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bentley, J., Verboom, G.A. and Bergh, N.G. 2017. Species?level phylogenetic analysis in the Relhania clade of “everlastings” and a new generic treatment of species previously assigned to Macowania and Arrowsmithia (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Taxon 66(6):1421–1438.
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1976. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: V. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 34(3):253-286.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2015. Arrowsmithia conferta (Benth.) N.G.Bergh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/20 |
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