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Scientific Name | Senecio cotyledonis DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Senecio cotyledonis is a widespread species occurring across the Little and Great Karoo. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 94 660 km², and it is known from more than 30 locations. It is not threatened and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Roggeveld and Upper Karoo to Little Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Eastern Little Karoo, Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Hantam Karoo, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Willowmore Gwarrieveld, Gamka Karoo, Tanqua Karoo, Roggeveld Karoo, Western Little Karoo, Escarpment Arid Thicket, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld, Tanqua Wash Riviere |
Description | It grows in clay soils on lower slopes and flats. |
Threats |
| There are no significant threats to Senecio cotyledonis. |
Population |
Plants of this species can be locally abundant in lowland succulent karoo, but are absent from fynbos and renosterveld (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok 2010).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio cotyledonis DC. | Least Concern | 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.
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Senecio cotyledonis DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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