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Scientific Name | Silene undulata Aiton subsp. undulata |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Synonyms | Melandrium bellidioides (Sond.) Rohrb., Melandrium caffrum (Fenzl. ex C.Muell.) Rohrb., Melandrium capense (Otth) Rohrb., Melandrium capense (Otth) Rohrb. var. strictum Fenzl ex Rohrb., Melandrium ecklonianum (Sond.) Rohrb., Melandrium undulatum (Aiton) Rohrb. var. caffrum (Fenzl. ex C.Muell.) Rohrb., Melandrium undulatum (Aiton) Rohrb. var. capense (Otth) Rohrb., Silene bellidifolia Juss. ex Jacq. var. foliosa Fenzl, Silene bellidifolia Juss. ex Jacq. var. stricta Fenzl, Silene bellidioides Sond., Silene caffra Fenzl, Silene caffra Fenzl ex C.Muell., Silene capensis Otth, Silene capensis Otth var. flaccida E.Mey., Silene diurniflora Kunze, Silene eckloniana Sond., Silene meyeri Fenzl, Silene noctiflora in sense of Thunb. (in part), Silene thunbergii E.Mey. |
Common Names | Gunpowder Plant (e), Large-flowered Campion (e), Ugwayana (z), Ugwayelaso (z), Ugwayintombe (z), Umjuje (z), Wild Tobacco (e), Wildetabak (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across South Africa and Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Stony or rocky places in coastal or inland scrub, often in ravines and along river banks, forest margins, moist grassland, from sea level to over 2000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Silene undulata Aiton subsp. undulata | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Silene eckloniana Sond. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Silene undulata Aiton | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Silene bellidioides Sond. | Least Concern | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the southern African native and naturalized species of Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae). Bothalia 42(2):147-186.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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. 2014. Silene undulata Aiton subsp. undulata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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