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Scientific Name | Pteronia lucilioides DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Pteronia bromoides S.Moore, Pteronia gymnocline E.Mey., Pteronia lucilioides DC. var. sparsifolia Harv., Pteronia quadrifaria Dinter, Pteronia roesemaniana Dinter ex Merxm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia and the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky mountain slopes and rock outcrops in sandy or stony soils. |
Threats |
| Threatened in parts of the Richtersveld by habitat loss and degradation due to overgrazing and mining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pteronia lucilioides DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hutchinson, J. and Phillips, E.P. 1917. A revision of the genus Pteronia (Compositae). Annals of the South African Museum 9:277-329.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Pteronia lucilioides DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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