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Scientific Name | Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) S.Moore |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/09 |
Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff & L. von Staden |
Justification | Crassocephalum rubens is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is widespread across tropical and eastern Africa, extending to the coastal plains of northern KwaZulu-Natal. It also occurs in Madagascar, Comoro and Mascarane islands. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt |
Description | It occurs in dry places, sandveld, woodland, on hills and also in wetlands and by streams, and is often a weed of arable land and roadsides. |
Population |
This is a common, weedy species that thrives in conditions of disturbance.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassocephalum sarcobasis (DC.) S.Moore | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) S.Moore | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassocephalum sarcobasis (DC.) S.Moore | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| van der Colff, D. & von Staden, L. 2015. Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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