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Scientific Name | Stoebe aethiopica L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Stoebe phylicoides Thunb. |
Common Names | Knoppiesbos (a), Knoppiesslanbos (a), Withofie-slangbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/02/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread throughout the Western Cape, extending into the Northern and Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Dense, moist, sandstone fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stoebe aethiopica L. | 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.
Koekemoer, M. 2002. Systematics of the Metalasia group in the Relhaniinae (Asteraceae-Gnaphalieae). Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.
Levyns, M.R. 1937. A revision of Stoebe L. Journal of South African Botany 3:1-35.
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. 2011. Stoebe aethiopica L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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