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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis microcephala (Less.) Nees subsp. microcephala |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Elphegea microcephala Less., Mairia microcephala (Less.) DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Hottentots Holland Mountains, and eastwards to the Klein Swartberg and Rooiberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy and rocky sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zyrphelis microcephala (Less.) Nees | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Zyrphelis microcephala (Less.) Nees | Least Concern | 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.
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.
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.
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 Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.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 microcephala (Less.) Nees subsp. microcephala. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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