Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Senecio muirii L.Bolus
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/07/27
Assessor(s)
W.G. Welman, J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner
Justification
A narrow habitat specialist known from six sites. Not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Calitzdorp to Gourits River.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket, Gamka Valley Thicket
Description
Shale cliffs.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Senecio muirii L.BolusRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Senecio muirii L.BolusLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Senecio muirii L.BolusInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Senecio muirii L.BolusUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Welman, W.G., Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Senecio muirii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14

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