Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cliffortia subsetacea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Diels ex Bolus & Wolley-Dod
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ROSACEAE
Synonyms
Cliffortia filifolia L.f. var. subsetacea Eckl. & Zeyh.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/06/30
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Justification
Widespread within its range but never very common, protected both within the Cape Peninsula National Park and the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cape Peninsula to the south of Constantiaberg and at Kenilworth Race Course, also in the Kogelberg between Houwhoek and Kleinmond and further round the coast on sandstone hills just east of Pearly Beach.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Flats and lower mountain slopes, mainly marshy areas.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cliffortia subsetacea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Diels ex Bolus & Wolley-DodLeast 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.


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.


Whitehouse, C.M. 2006. Cliffortia Interactive Key. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Cliffortia subsetacea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Diels ex Bolus & Wolley-Dod. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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