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Scientific Name | Bolandia elongata (L.f.) J.C.Manning & Cron. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachyrhynchos elongatus (L.f.) Less., Cineraria elongata L.f., Cineraria scapiflora L'Hér., Doria elongata (L.f.) Thunb., Senecio diversifolius var. integrifolius Harv., Senecio scapiflorus (L'Hér.) C.A.Sm. |
Common Names | Perskoppie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Although some subpopulations are threatened by habitat loss to coastal development and competition from alien invasive plants, this widespread species is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Coastal lowlands from Saldanha to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards along the southern Cape coast to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy coastal flats or among limestone rocks. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio scapiflorus (L'Hér.) C.A.Sm. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Senecio scapiflorus (L'Hér.) C.A.Sm. | 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 Cron, G.V. 2011. The genus Bolandia (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) expanded to include three discoid taxa previously treated as Senecio scapiflorus, and a note on the typification of Brachyrrhynchos. South African Journal of Botany 77(1):203-215.
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. 2012. Bolandia elongata (L.f.) J.C.Manning & Cron. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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