Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Mairia robusta (Z.Wiegand) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
Synonyms
Mairia hirsuta DC. subsp. robusta Zinnecker-Wiegand
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012/11/07
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
A range-restricted (EOO 1138 km²) taxon occurring in well-protected montane areas where it is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Bain's Kloof to Kogelberg mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Upper rocky slopes near mountain peaks.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Mairia robusta (Z.Wiegand) J.C.Manning & GoldblattLeast Concern 2014.1
Mairia hirsuta DC.Least Concern 2012.1
Mairia hirsuta DC.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Ortiz, S. and Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 2011. Valid publication of names in Astereae originally proposed in 1990 in a University of Munich dissertation. Taxon 60(4):1194-1198.


Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 1990. Revision der Südafrikanischen Astereengattungen Mairia und Zyrphelis. Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2012. Mairia robusta (Z.Wiegand) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19

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