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Scientific Name | Senecio neoviscidulus Soldano |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Senecio lyratus Thunb., Senecio viscidulus Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Although widespread in Swaziland, Senecio neoviscidulus is known from a single record in South Africa, collected in 1969 from an area now densely populated with most of the natural vegetation degraded or transformed to crop fields. The status of the population in South Africa is unknown and surveys are required to determine if any plants survive. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Swaziland, Pigg's Peak area to the Lebombo Mountains on the border with northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Rocky outcrops in grassland. |
Threats |
| Unknown, the Ingwavuma area is densely settled and natural vegetation is very degraded. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio viscidulus Compton | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Compton, R.H. 1967. Plantae Novae Africanae: Series XXXII. Journal of South African Botany 33(4):293-304.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Soldano, A. 1998. New names and combinations and other nomenclatural notes for Compositae of various countries. Compositae Newsletter 32:17-22.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Senecio neoviscidulus Soldano. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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