| Scientific Name | Senecio venosus Harv. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | ASTERACEAE | Common Names | Besembos (a), Besembossie (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/09/04 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This species is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | It is widespread across the northern provinces of South Africa, extending to northern KwaZulu-Natal. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Tsakane Clay Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Central Sandy Bushveld, Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Moot Plains Bushveld, Marikana Thornveld, Strydpoort Summit Sourveld, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Dwarsberg-Swartruggens Mountain Bushveld, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Polokwane Plateau Bushveld, Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Loskop Mountain Bushveld, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Leolo Summit Sourveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Loskop Thornveld, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld, Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Lydenburg Thornveld, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Zeerust Thornveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, Income Sandy Grassland | Description | Plants grow in variable habitats, occurring in a variety of woodland and grassland. |
Threats | | There are no significant threats to this species. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio venosus Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Compton, R.H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 11:259-264.
Harvey, W.H. 1894. Compositae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis III (Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae):44-530. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
Kirby, G. 2013. Wild flowers of southeast Botswana. Struik Nature, 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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Senecio venosus Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/08 |
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