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Scientific Name | Stoebe prostrata L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Seriphium prostratum (L.) Lam. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/07/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Stoebe prostrata is a range-restricted species confined to the upper slopes of the mountains of the extreme south-western Cape where it is not threatened. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 7864 km², and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it occurs from the northern Cape Peninsula to Bain's Kloof and the Riviersonderend Mountains. There is an isolated record from Goedgeloof Peak in the Langeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs on rocky, high altitude cliffs and ledges, usually on south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Stoebe prostrata. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stoebe prostrata L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Koekemoer, M. 2002. Systematics of the Metalasia group in the Relhaniinae (Asteraceae-Gnaphalieae). Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.
Koekemoer, M. 2016. A monograph of Stoebe and Seriphium (Gnaphalieae, Asteraceae) in southern Africa and neighbouring islands. Phytotaxa 242(1):1-84.
Levyns, M.R. 1937. A revision of Stoebe L. Journal of South African Botany 3:1-35.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Stoebe prostrata L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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