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Scientific Name | Schistostephium crataegifolium (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Schistostephium artemisiifolium Baker, Schistostephium heptalobum (DC.) Hutch. (later homonym), not of Oliv. & Hiern (1877), Schistostephium heptalobum Oliv. & Hiern, Schistostephium homblei De Wild., Schistostephium microcephalum Baker, Schistostephium saxicola Hutch., Schistostephium scandens Hutch., Schistostephium villosum Hutch., Tanacetum consanguineum DC., Tanacetum crataegifolium DC., Tanacetum heptalobum DC., Tanacetum heptalobum Sch.Bip. (later homonym), not of DC. (1838) |
Common Names | Bergkruie (a), Golden Flat-flower (e), Kobo-ea-marena (ss), Kobo-kholo (ss), Leapi-lehakanya (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, extending northwards to tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Woodland or grassland, sometimes at the margins of wetlands. |
Population |
A widespread species that is often locally common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schistostephium crataegifolium (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Schistostephium artemisiifolium Baker subsp. artemisiifolium | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schistostephium crataegifolium (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schistostephium scandens Hutch. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Harris, T. 2013. A treatment of the African genus Schistostephium (Compositae: Anthemideae). Kew Bulletin 68:107-120.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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. 2014. Schistostephium crataegifolium (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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