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Scientific Name | Cineraria glandulosa Cron |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/11/19 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | This species occurs in fewer than five locations and is potentially threatened by afforestation, crop cultivation and land degradation due to livestock overgrazing and a deleterious fire regime. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Mpendle, Umlazi and New Hanover districts, as well as near Murchison. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Mooi River Highland Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Grassy, rocky slopes of river valleys, or at the base of cliffs above river gorges, 1 400-1 800 m. |
Threats |
| The habitat outside of Loteni Nature Reserve is potentially threatened by forest plantations, crop cultivation and land degradation due to livestock overgrazing and a deleterious fire regime. |
Population |
This is a rare and potentially vulnerable species, restricted in distribution with small populations (Cron et al. 2006).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cineraria glandulosa Cron | VU D2 | 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. 2007. Cineraria glandulosa Cron. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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