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Scientific Name | Senecio asperulus DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Senecio pearsonii Hutch. |
Common Names | Makhona-tsohle (ss), Moferefere (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/03/18 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, very common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across South Africa, also recorded from Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Wide range of habitats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio pearsonii Hutch. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Senecio asperulus DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2010. New synonyms and a new name in Asteraceae: Senecioneae from the southern African winter rainfall region. Bothalia 40(1):37-46.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Senecio asperulus DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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