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Scientific Name | Disparago kolbei (Bolus) Hutch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/01/26 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread, montane species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Witteberg (Matjiesfontein) to Antoniesberg south of Willowmore. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Well-drained, sandy soil on sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Incorrectly assessed as Laevicarpa sp. nov. (Koekemoer 486 PRE) in Raimondo et al. (2009). PRECIS/POSA name = Laevicarpa kolbei (H.Bol) Koekemoer (unpublished new combination). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Laevicarpa sp. nov. (Koekemoer 486 PRE) | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Disparago kolbei (Bolus) Hutch. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Koekemoer, M. 1993. Synopsis of the genus Disparago (Asteraceae). Bothalia 23(2):197-206.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Disparago kolbei (Bolus) Hutch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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