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Scientific Name | Silene aethiopica Burm. subsp. aethiopica |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Synonyms | Silene burchellii Otth var. cernua (Thunb.) F.N.Williams, Silene cernua Thunb., Silene clandestina Jacq., Silene clandestina Jacq. var. major Sond., Silene clandestina Jacq. var. minor Sond., Silene constantia Eckl. & Zeyh., Silene crassifolia L. var. angustifolia Bartl., Silene dewinteri Bocquet, Silene linifolia Willd., Silene recta Bartl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across western South Africa, from the Richtersveld to the Cape Peninsula and Cape South Coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Well-drained, coarse sandy or gravelly soil on flats, along river courses, around pans and rarely along dolerite ridges. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Silene aethiopica Burm. subsp. aethiopica | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Silene aethiopica Burm. subsp. aethiopica. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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