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Scientific Name | Cymbopappus piliferus (Thell.) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Chrysanthemum lasiopodum Hutch., Cymbopappus lasiopodus (Hutch.) B.Nord., Matricaria pilifera Thell. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2016/01/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & M. Lötter |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 1635 km²), known from six to seven locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Ohrigstad to Belfast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland |
Description | Rocky quartzitic ridges in montane grassland. |
Threats |
| Much of this species' habitat has been converted to timber plantations in the past. Plantations are no longer expanding, and this threat has largely ceased. Alien invasive plants associated with plantations, particularly escaping pine seedlings and wattles, are however an ongoing threat. Mining and tourism and recreational-related development are also severe threats across this species' range (M. Lötter pers. comm. 2016). |
Population |
This species is a rare and localized habitat specialist, and known from only a few, widely scattered subpopulations. The population is declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cymbopappus piliferus (Thell.) B.Nord. | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 2017.1 | | Cymbopappus piliferus (Thell.) B.Nord. | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Harvey, W.H. 1894. Compositae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis III (Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae):44-530. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
Nordenstam, B. 1987. Notes on South African Anthemideae (Compositae). Opera Botanica 92:147-151.
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. & Lötter, M. 2016. Cymbopappus piliferus (Thell.) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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