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Scientific Name | Garuleum album S.Moore |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/15 |
Assessor(s) | N. Swelankomo & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 1051 km², an estimated five to 10 locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to expanding settlements, agriculture, overgrazing and too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Ntabankulu to Libode and Lusikisiki. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld |
Description | Rocky dolerite hillslopes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to expanding settlements, agriculture, overgrazing and too frequent fire. |
Population |
A range-restricted and poorly known species, known from only a few collections. There are currently four known locations, but it is suspected to occur at a few more, as this species' distribution range is poorly surveyed.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Garuleum album S.Moore | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2012.1 | | Garuleum album S.Moore | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Claassen, C. 1970. Garuleum album. Flowering Plants of Africa 40:t. 1593.
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 |
| Swelankomo, N. & von Staden, L. 2013. Garuleum album S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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