| Scientific Name | Senecio glaberrimus DC. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | ASTERACEAE | Synonyms | Senecio bupleuriformis Sch.Bip., Senecio bupleuroides DC. var. latifolius Harv., Senecio inophyllus E.Phillips & C.A.Sm., Senecio kuntzei O.Hoffm., Senecio swaziensis Compton | Common Names | Lehlomane (ss) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2020/03/03 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Senecio glaberrimus is a widespread and common species that is declining across its range, but not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga | Range | This species is widespread along the Drakensberg Escarpment, from Graskop in Mpumalanga southwards to Barkly Pass in the Eastern Cape. In KwaZulu-Natal it also extends to the coast between Kosi Bay and Port Edward. It also occurs in Lesotho and eSwatini (Swaziland). |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Northern Mistbelt Forest, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Zululand Lowveld, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Thukela Thornveld, Mabela Sandy Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Income Sandy Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Southern Lebombo Bushveld | Description | It occurs in montane and coastal grassland, 0-2500 m. |
Threats | | This species has suffered extensive habitat loss across its range, and about 38% is already irreversibly modified. Loss continues to urban expansion, agriculture, coastal development, and expanding rural settlements. Most remaining grasslands within its range is also in a poor condition due to overgrazing by livestock, which leads to a loss of plant species diversity. Field observations noted that some subpopulations are threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population | Population trend | Decreasing |
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Citation/Red List version | | Senecio glaberrimus DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
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. 2020. Senecio glaberrimus DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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