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Scientific Name | Senecio saniensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/27 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A rare Drakensberg species known from two sites in South Africa, occurs in high altitude areas and is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Drakensberg Mountains, Loteni River to Sani Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland |
Description | Subalpine grassland, below moist basalt cliffs, 2300-2900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio saniensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Senecio saniensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Senecio saniensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Senecio saniensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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