| IUCN Species Information Service (SIS) Toolkit |
| Assessment Report | |
| Taxonomy | ||||
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| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | DIPSACALES | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Cephalaria foliosa |
| Species Authority: | Compton |
| Common Name/s: - | |
| Synonym/s: | - |
| Taxonomic Notes: | - |
| Assessment Information | |
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) |
| Year Assessed: | 2023 |
| Assessor/s: | Braun, K. |
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| Justification: Cephalaria foliosa has a restricted distribution, with an estimated extent of occurrence of 2,340.568 km2 and an area of occupancy of 28 km2. There is an ongoing threat of habitat degradation or destruction from overgrazing by livestock. Based on this, it has been assessed as Vulnerable, under Criteria B1 and B2. Date last seen: 2006 | |
| History: | - |
| Geographic Range | |
|---|---|
| Range Description: | This species is known from the Eswatini highveld as well as from to localities in South Africa in northern KwaZulu Natal. |
| Countries: | Native: Eswatini; KwaZulu-Natal; |
| Population | |
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| Population: | The information on the population for this species is based on nine records from seven localities. No detailed population surveys have been carried out. |
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| Habitat and Ecology | |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is a herbaceous perennial found growing socially in highveld swamps and near streams. The vegetation type of the Eswatini records is KaNgwane Montane Grassland (Gm16), and the South African records in Paulpietersburg in Moist Grassland (Gm15) and Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland (Gs1) (Mucina et. al. 2018). |
| List of Habitats: | 4 Grassland 4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude 5 Wetlands (inland) 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands |
| Threats | |
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| Major Threat(s): | It is possible that this species is declining due to habitat degradation, with overgrazing likely to be having an impact on unprotected wetland systems in the Eswatini highveld. |
| List of Threats: | 2 Agriculture & aquaculture 2.3 Livestock farming & ranching 2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming |
| Conservation Actions | |
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| Conservation Actions: | This species is yet to be recorded from within a protected area. |
| List of Conservation Actions: | 1 Land/water protection 1.2 Resource & habitat protection 3 Species management 3.4 Ex-situ conservation 3.4.2 Genome resource bank |
| Bibliography | |
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| Bachman
S, Moat J, Hill AW, de la Torre J and Scott B. 2011. Supporting Red
List threat assessments with GeoCAT geospatial conservation tool. In:
Smith V, Penev L (Eds) e-Infrastructure for data publishing in
biodiversity science. . ZooKeys 150: 117-126. Mucina, L., Rutherford, M.C. and Powrie, L.W. (Editors). 2018. The Vegetation Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Available at: http://bgis.sanbi.org/Projects/Detail/186. | |
| Citation: | - |