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Scientific Name | Crotalaria natalitia Meisn. var. natalitia |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Pioneer Rattle-pod (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Soutpansberg to the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Widespread northwards across west and tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Forest margins, miombo woodland, savanna and montane grasslands. Near lakes and streams and disturbed places; sometimes a weed of cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crotalaria natalitia Meisn. var. natalitia | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Polhill, R.M. 1982. Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
Polhill, R.M. 2003. Crotalarieae. In: G.V. Pope, R.M. Polhill and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 7):55-228,233-246. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Crotalaria natalitia Meisn. var. natalitia. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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