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Scientific Name | Seriphium incanum (Thunb.) Pers. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Stoebe incana Thunb., Stoebe leiocarpa Sch.Bip. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/07/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Stoebe incana is widespread, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 12 912 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is widespread in the Western Cape, where it occurs from the Cape Peninsula to the Kleinrivier Mountains, and northwards to the Koue Bokkeveld and Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on rocky sandstone and shale slopes, often in moist areas. |
Threats |
| Threats to this species include habitat degradation, habitat loss and invasive alien species. |
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 | | Seriphium incanum (Thunb.) Pers. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 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 Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Raimondo, D. 2018. Seriphium incanum (Thunb.) Pers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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