| Scientific Name | Senecio oxyriifolius DC. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | ASTERACEAE | Synonyms | Senecio orbicularis Sond. ex Harv., Senecio peltatus DC., Senecio peltiformis DC., Senecio subnudus DC., Senecio subpeltatus Steud. | Common Names | False Nasturtium (e), Idumbe (z), Idumbe Lasendhle (z), Ihlula (z), Kappertjieblaar (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2020/03/03 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Senecio oxyriifolius is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | This species is widespread across the eastern Highveld of South Africa, from the Blouberg, Wolkberg and Waterberg to eSwatini (Swaziland), southwards through KwaZulu-Natal to the southern Cape. It also occurs in Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Leolo Summit Sourveld, Nanaga Savanna Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket, Zululand Lowveld, Bhisho Thornveld, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Transkei Coastal Belt, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld, Polokwane Plateau Bushveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Loskop Mountain Bushveld, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld, Norite Koppies Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Tsomo Grassland, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Lebombo Summit Sourveld, Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld, Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Queenstown Thornveld | Description | It occurs on rocky slopes in grasslands. |
Population | Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio oxyriifolius 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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2020. Senecio oxyriifolius DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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