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Scientific Name | Nolletia rarifolia (Turcz.) Steetz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Leptothamnus rarifolius Turcz. |
Common Names | Grasveld Beesbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across the central Highveld of South Africa, extending southwards to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Drakensberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Rocky slopes and flats in grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nolletia rarifolia (Turcz.) Steetz | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Herman, P.P.J. 2013. Cypsela morphology in the genus Nolletia (Asteraceae, Astereae) and a revision of the genus. Phytotaxa 122(1):1-44.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Nolletia rarifolia (Turcz.) Steetz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/28 |
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