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Scientific Name | Cineraria longipes S.Moore |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/09 |
Assessor(s) | M.F. Pfab & J.E. Victor |
Justification | As a result of extensive habitat loss over a long period of time only six subpopulations of this species now remain, occupying an estimated AOO of 5-14 km². Conservation policies are in place to prevent further destruction of the habitat, however, it remains potentially threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng |
Range | Klipriviersberg and Suikerbosrand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Soweto Highveld Grassland |
Description | Grassland, amongst rocks and along seepage lines, exclusively on basalt koppies on south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cineraria longipes S.Moore | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cineraria longipes S.Moore | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C1+2a(i) | Pfab and Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
Hankey, A. and Turner, S. Field observations and surveys: Results from Red Data plant project. (Surveys of Krugersdorp populations were completed by staff of Witwatersrand Botanical Gardens). Gauteng Nature Conservation.
Lowrey, T.K. and Wright, S. 1987. Flora of the Witwatersrand. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg.
Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.
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 |
| Pfab, M.F. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Cineraria longipes S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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