Water Buttons

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cotula coronopifolia L.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
Synonyms
Cotula bracteolata E.Mey. ex DC., Cotula integrifolia Burch., Cotula montevidensis Spreng., Lancasia coronopifolia (L.) Rydb.
Common Names
Brass Buttons (e), Eendjiesgras (a), Eendjieskweek (a), Gansgras (a), Gansogies (a), Water Buttons (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2013/09/16
Assessor(s)
R.F. Powell, A.R. Magee & L. von Staden
Justification
A widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Widespread across Namibia and western South Africa.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Freshwater
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo
Description
Seasonally wet areas.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cotula coronopifolia L.Least Concern 2015.1
Cotula coronopifolia L.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cotula bracteolata E.Mey. ex DC.Threatened Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.


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.


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.


Powell, R.F., Boatwright, J.S. and Magee, A.R. 2014. A taxonomic revision of the Cotula coronopifolia group (Asteraceae) and implications for the conservation statuses of the species. South African Journal of Botany 93:105-117.


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.


Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Powell, R.F., Magee, A.R. & von Staden, L. 2013. Cotula coronopifolia L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13

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