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Scientific Name | Crotalaria distans Benth. subsp. distans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Mookana (ss), Thotsana (ss), Vurbossie (a), Vuurbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/25 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Widespread across northern South Africa (including Lesotho), with scattered records from Namibia and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Wooded and open grassland, sometimes in damp places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crotalaria distans Benth. subsp. distans | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Polhill, R.M. 1982. Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Crotalaria distans Benth. subsp. distans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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