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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis taxifolia (L.) Nees |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Aster taxifolius L., Mairia taxifolia (L.) DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 1605 km²), but locally common species occurring in well-protected montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, Hottentots Holland and Kogelberg mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally damp, sandy soils among sandstone rocks. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
A range-restricted, but locally very common species, and particularly abundant in suitable habitat all over the summit of Table Mountain.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zyrphelis taxifolia (L.) Nees | Rare | 2012.1 | | Zyrphelis taxifolia (L.) Nees | 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.
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 Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.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 |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Zyrphelis taxifolia (L.) Nees. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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