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Scientific Name | Cliffortia filicauloides Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A montane species that is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Kwazulu-Natal Drakensberg from Giant's Castle to Cathedral Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Boulder beds and stream-edges on the lower slopes of the basalt and summit of the sandstone. Restricted to south facing slopes or shady kloofs. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia filicauloides Weim. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Cliffortia filicauloides Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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