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Scientific Name | Vernonia schlechteri O.Hoffm. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a restricted range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 9152 km². It is known from 10-15 locations and is likely to continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Mpumalanga escarpment from Lydenburg to Piet Retief. It also occurs in adjacent areas in Swaziland, and with a few isolated occurrences in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld |
Description | It occurs in submontane grassland and rocky hillsides in Protea grasslands. |
Threats |
| Nearly 50% of this species' grassland habitat has been irreversibly modified, predominantly due to establishment of exotic timber plantations. It is suspected to be locally extinct at four locations known from historical records. Land cover data indicate ongoing sporadic habitat loss. |
Population |
This species is known from only a few, scattered records, but may be overlooked due to taxonomic problems.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vernonia schlechteri O.Hoffm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1977. Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
Pope, G.V. 1992. Compositae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 6 (Part 1):1-255. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Wild, H. 1978. The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area 8 - Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1):31-127.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Vernonia schlechteri O.Hoffm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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