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Scientific Name | Anemone transvaalensis (Szyszyl.) Burtt Davy var. filifolia (H.Rasm.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Synonyms | Knowltonia transvaalensis Szyszyl. var. filifolia H.Rasm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Although quite poorly known, recent collections that indicate that is likely to be extant at four locations, where it is potentially threatened by harvesting for medicinal use. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Belfast to Dullstroom. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland |
Description | Open montane grassland, occasionally in moist areas, 1700-1950 m. |
Threats |
| Used as a medicinal plant according to Arnold et al. (2002). Impact currently unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anemone transvaalensis (Szyszyl.) Burtt Davy var. filifolia (H.Rasm.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D2 | 2014.1 | | Knowltonia transvaalensis Szyszyl. var. filifolia H.Rasm. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. and Hoot, S.B. 2009. Ranunculaceae: The genus Knowltonia subsumed within Anemone. Bothalia 39(2):217-219.
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.
Rasmussen, H. 1979. The genus Knowltonia (Ranunculaceae). Opera Botanica 53:1-44.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2007. Anemone transvaalensis (Szyszyl.) Burtt Davy var. filifolia (H.Rasm.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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