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Scientific Name | Leysera tenella DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Asteropterus tenellus (DC.) Rothm. |
Common Names | Teebossie (a), Vaaltee (a), Vaalteebossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/11/12 |
Assessor(s) | 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, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across the dry western interior of South Africa, extending northwards to Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandy and stony flats and slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Leysera tenella DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bremer, K. 1978. The genus Leysera (Compositae). Botaniska Notiser 131:369-383.
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Leysera tenella DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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