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Scientific Name | Cineraria vagans Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2008/01/10 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | EOO 180 km², known from only three locations. Threatened by afforestation, and ongoing severe habitat degradation by livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Amathole Mountains, Katberg Pass and the Elandsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Amathole Montane Grassland |
Description | Sourveld grassland, in grass or around rocks on slopes, rocky outcrops or ridges, at the foot of sandstone cliffs in damp grass, on steep south-facing slopes, 1380-1750 m. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by habitat loss to timber plantations, land degradation and severe overgrazing by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cineraria vagans Hilliard | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cron, G.V., Balkwill, K. and Knox, E.B. 2006. A revision of the genus Cineraria (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). Kew Bulletin 61:449-535.
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 |
| Manyama, P.A. 2008. Cineraria vagans Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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