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Scientific Name | Lopholaena disticha (N.E.Br.) S.Moore |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Othonna disticha N.E.Br. |
Common Names | White Fluff-bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Lopholaena disticha is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread along the eastern escarpment of South Africa, where it occurs from the Soutpansberg to Barberton, and extending along the Lebombo Mountains through eSwatini (Swaziland) to northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Montane Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Zululand Lowveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Lebombo Summit Sourveld, Woodbush Granite Grassland |
Description | It occurs in stony grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lopholaena disticha (N.E.Br.) S.Moore | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
Phillips, E.P. and Smith, C.A. 1934. A revision of the genus Lopholaena DC. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 21:221-238.
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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Lopholaena disticha (N.E.Br.) S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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