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Scientific Name | Senecio umbricola Cron & B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | G.V. Cron, B. Nordenstam & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist restricted to high altitude mountain slopes, not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg and Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Coarse, quartzite-derived sandy soils, in deep shade in rock shelters at high altitude. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senecio umbricola Cron & B.Nord. | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Cron, G. and Nordenstam, B. 2009. Senecio umbricola (Asteraceae–Senecioneae), a new species from the Cederberg, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 75(2):246-248.
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Citation |
| Cron, G.V., Nordenstam, B. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Senecio umbricola Cron & B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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