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Scientific Name | Felicia cymbalarioides (DC.) Grau |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Aster candollei Harv., Felicia candollei (Harv.) Bolus & Wolley-Dod ex Adamson & T.M.Salter, Munichia cymbalarioides DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | Occurs as small scattered subpopulations often with fewer than 30 plants in each. This species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Hex River Mountains and the Langeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes, on shaded ledges at high altitudes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Felicia cymbalarioides (DC.) Grau | 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.
Grau, J. 1973. Revision der Gattung Felicia (Asteraceae). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 9:195-705.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Felicia cymbalarioides (DC.) Grau. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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