Cineraria longipes

Cineraria longipes
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cineraria
Species:	C. longipes
Binomial name
Cineraria longipes S.Moore

Cineraria longipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Northern Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. ^[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Range and habitat

Cineraria longipes leaf

Cineraria longipes is found in six fragmented subpopulations from Klipriviersberg south to Suikerbosrand in southern Gauteng. It is found in Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, and Soweto Highveld Grassland habitat on south-facing basalt koppies. ^[3]

Conservation status

As of 2009, Cineraria longipes has been classified as vulnerable in the Red List of South African Plants. ^[3]

References

1. Pfab, M.F. (Gauteng Nature Conservation).; Victor, J.; et al. (National Botanical Institute) (2003). "Cineraria longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003 e.T39588A10243266. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T39588A10243266.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Cineraria longipes S.Moore. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
3. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants".