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Scientific Name | Cineraria austrotransvaalensis Cron |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/10 |
Assessor(s) | G.V. Cron, M.F. Pfab & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO 20 000 km² known from 12 locations. There is continuing decline in habitat due to urban expansion on ridges within Gauteng. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Scattered throughout Gauteng and the North West Province and at Standerton in southern Mpumalanga. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Amongst rocks on steep hills and ridges, at the edge of thick bush or under trees on a range of rock types: quartzite, dolomite and shale, 1400-1700 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Cineraria austrotransvaalensis Cron | NT B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
Cron, G.V., Pfab, M.F. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Cineraria austrotransvaalensis Cron. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/11/09 |