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Scientific Name | Pentatrichia alata S.Moore |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Philyrophyllum alatum Burtt Davy, Pulicaria alata E.Phillips |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | P.P.J. Herman & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A poorly known species, collected five times, mostly before 1957. Not enough is known about the current population status of this species to determine its status. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Pilgrim's Rest, Abel Erasmus Pass and Wolkberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Grassland or savanna, on rocky slopes and sandy ground. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pentatrichia alata S.Moore | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pentatrichia alata S.Moore | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Herman, P.P.J. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Pentatrichia alata S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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