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Scientific Name | Pteronia membranacea L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Pteronia membranacea is widespread, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 110 236 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs from Montagu and the Bonteberg in the Little Karoo eastwards to Graaff-Reinet and Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Western Gwarrieveld, Western Little Karoo, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld, Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Eastern Upper Karoo, Prince Albert Succulent Karoo, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Motherwell Karroid Thicket, Sundays Arid Thicket, Koedoeskloof Karroid Thicket, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Gamka Arid Thicket, Saltaire Karroid Thicket, Kango Limestone Renosterveld, Swartberg Shale Renosterveld, Doubledrift Karroid Thicket, Baviaanskloof Shale Renosterveld, Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld, Gamka Karoo, Albany Broken Veld, Eastern Little Karoo, Steytlerville Karoo, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Langkloof Shale Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs on dry sandstone slopes and along dry watercourses in arid shrubland and thicket. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Pteronia membranacea. |
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 | | Pteronia membranacea L.f. | 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.
Hutchinson, J. and Phillips, E.P. 1917. A revision of the genus Pteronia (Compositae). Annals of the South African Museum 9:277-329.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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. 2020. Pteronia membranacea L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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