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Scientific Name | Stoebe alopecuroides (Lam.) Less. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Amphiglossa alopecuroides Sch.Bip., Seriphium alopecuroides Lam. |
Common Names | Katstertslangbos (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, Western Cape |
Range | Riversdale to Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos |
Description | Mountain slopes, in moist, sandstone fynbos and forest margins. |
Population |
An extremely common species, often dominating montane fynbos communities.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stoebe alopecuroides (Lam.) Less. | 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 Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.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 alopecuroides (Lam.) Less. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/21 |
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