Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Zyrphelis grauii Zinnecker-Wiegand
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012/11/08
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread, and although known from only a few collections, this species occurs in montane areas where it is unlikely to be threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Du Toit's Mountains west of Worcester and Langeberg Mountains near Swellendam.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Stony sandstone slopes.
Population

This species is known from only a few collections, and from two disjunct areas. It is possibly overlooked.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Zyrphelis grauii Zinnecker-WiegandLeast Concern 2013.1
Zyrphelis grauii Zinnecker-WiegandLeast Concern 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 Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2012. Zyrphelis grauii Zinnecker-Wiegand. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08

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