|
Scientific Name | Senecio mauricei Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted Drakensberg endemic (EOO 360 km²), recorded from six subpopulations. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Grassy slopes below sandstone cliffs, 1675-2440 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio mauricei Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Senecio mauricei Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1975. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: IV. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 34:73-100.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
|
Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Senecio mauricei Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
Comment on this assessment
