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Scientific Name | Stoebe rosea Wolley-Dod |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/24 |
Assessor(s) | N.G. Bergh, D. Raimondo & F. Daniels |
Justification | A highly range-restricted species (EOO 88 km²) that is not threatened as it is protected within the Table Mountain National Park. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | South-facing slopes on Table Mountain Sandstone. |
Threats |
There are no serious threats to this species, as its habitat is well protected. However, ongoing management and clearance is alien invasive plants and prevention of too frequent fires (this is a reseeder) is required to prevent this highly range-restricted species from becoming threatened with extinction. |
Population |
This species is locally common within suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
All known subpopulations of this species are protected within the Table Mountain National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Stoebe rosea Wolley-Dod | Rare | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.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.
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Citation |
Bergh, N.G., Raimondo, D. & Daniels, F. 2011. Stoebe rosea Wolley-Dod. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/18 |