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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis glandulosa Zinnecker-Wiegand |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized species (EOO 10 km²), known from only three collections from the southern slopes of the Riviersonderend Mountains around Greyton. It is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | South-facing sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| The lower south facing slopes of the Riviersonderend Mountains are densely invaded by unmanaged invasive alien pines. They are a potential threat to this highly range-restricted species, should they spread into its habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zyrphelis glandulosa Zinnecker-Wiegand | VU D2 | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Ortiz, S. and Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 2011. Valid publication of names in Astereae originally proposed in 1990 in a University of Munich dissertation. Taxon 60(4):1194-1198.
Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 1990. Revision der Südafrikanischen Astereengattungen Mairia und Zyrphelis. Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Zyrphelis glandulosa Zinnecker-Wiegand. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/10/31 |
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