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Scientific Name | Peltocalathos baurii (MacOwan) Tamura |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Synonyms | Ranunculus baurii MacOwan, Ranunculus cooperi Oliv. |
Common Names | Large-leaved Ranunculus (e), Qojoana (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/10 |
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, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread along the eastern escarpment of South Africa, ranging from the headwaters of the Olifants River in Limpopo through Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal to the Katberg in the Eastern Cape. It also occurs in Lesotho and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Damp gullies, streamsides and the bases of damp cliffs, 1000-3000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Peltocalathos baurii (MacOwan) Tamura | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Ranunculus baurii MacOwan | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2013. The native and naturalised species of Peltocalathos and Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae: Ranunculeae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 43(2):179-195.
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. 2015. Peltocalathos baurii (MacOwan) Tamura. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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