Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cineraria cyanomontana Cron
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered D
Assessment Date
2007/05/04
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & G.V. Cron
Justification
Known from one mountain with fewer than 250 plants.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Limpopo
Range
Blouberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld
Description
Mistbelt grassland, occurs among rocks and overhangs in ravines near the mountain summit, 1700-2000 m.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cineraria cyanomontana CronEN DRaimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Cron, G.V. and Balkwill, K. 1997. Cineraria cyanomontana and C. argillacea (Senecioneae, Asteraceae), two new montane endemics from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 63(6):400-403.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & Cron, G.V. 2007. Cineraria cyanomontana Cron. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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