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Scientific Name | Cephalaria attenuata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | DIPSACACEAE |
Synonyms | Cephalaria lavendulacea Sond., Scabiosa attenuata L.f., Scabiosa trifida Thunb., Succisa trifida (Thunb.) Spreng. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread, but very rarely collected species, that is quite likely overlooked. It occurs in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Coastal mountains from Houw Hoek to the Outeniqua Mountains inland of Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally waterlogged soils and along streams. |
Population |
This species appears to be extremely rare, but may be overlooked as it possibly flowers only in response to fire. Its ecology is still poorly understood.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cephalaria attenuata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult. | 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., Goldblatt, P. and Johns, A. 2014. A taxonomic review of Cephalaria (Dipsacaceae) in the Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Botany 94:195-203.
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. Cephalaria attenuata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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