Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Silene undulata Aiton subsp. polyantha J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014/05/08
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
Range
Southern Mpumalanga through Swaziland to the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna
Description
Thicket and forest margins, often in marshy places.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Silene undulata Aiton subsp. polyantha J.C.Manning & GoldblattLeast Concern 2014.1
Silene undulata AitonLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2014. Silene undulata Aiton subsp. polyantha J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22

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