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Scientific Name | Cotula sericea L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Cenia sericea (L.f.) DC., Cotula fallax D.J.N.Hind, Cotula sericea L.f. var. concolor Harv. (illegitimate name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 316 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | High mountain peaks in the Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | High altitude shale bands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cotula sericea L.f. | Rare | 2015.1 | | Cotula sericea L.f. | 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.
Hind, N. 2006. 570. Cotula fallax. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 23(4):307-313.
Manning, J.C., Mucina, L. and Magee, A.R. 2013. Cotula sericea resolved as the correct name for the mysterious C. fallax (Asteraceae: Anthemidae), with new synonyms and the new combination Cotula discolor. South African Journal of Botany 88:237-242.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Cotula sericea L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/15 |
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