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Scientific Name | Pegolettia tenuifolia Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Pegolettia tenuifolia is a range-restricted endemic to the Waterberg area, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3481 km². It is not threatened, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This species is endemic to Waterberg, Limpopo in South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Central Sandy Bushveld, Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld |
Description | It occurs on rocky slopes and sandy ground at 1200 m. |
Threats |
| There are no threats to Pegolettia tenuifolia. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pegolettia tenuifolia Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Anderberg, A.A. 1986. The genus Pegolettia (Compositae, Inuleae). Cladistics 2(2):158-186.
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. 2017. Pegolettia tenuifolia Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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