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Scientific Name | Senecio verbascifolius Burm.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Cineraria hypoleuca Sieber, Cineraria tussilaginea Thunb. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | An extremely rare and range-restricted (EOO 347 km²) habitat specialist, with an estimated population size of fewer than 250 mature individuals, but not threatened or suspected to be declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula and Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Sheltered rocky crevices on upper south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species - plants occur in sheltered rock habitats. |
Population |
In spite of this species' sheltered rocky habitat being quite common on the Cape Peninsula, it is extremely rare, occupying only a very small fraction of the available habitat. Plants occur in small, isolated clumps of fewer than 50 mature individuals, and the total population is estimated to be fewer than 250 mature individuals (N.A. Helme, pers. comm. 2012).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio verbascifolius Burm.f. | EN D | 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Senecio verbascifolius Burm.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/25 |
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