| IUCN Species Information Service (SIS) Toolkit |
| Assessment Report | |
| Taxonomy | ||||
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| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | ASTERALES | ASTERACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Senecio neoviscidulus |
| Species Authority: | Soldano |
| Common Name/s: - | |
| Synonym/s: | - |
| Taxonomic Notes: | - |
| Assessment Information | |
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
| Year Assessed: | 2023 |
| Assessor/s: | Braun, K. |
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| Justification: Senecio neoviscidulus has a restricted distribution, with an estimated extent of occurrence of 314.493 km2, and an area of occupancy of 36 km2. More than half the range is subject to ongoing heavy grazing by livestock resulting in habitat degradation. Based on this, it has been assessed as Vulnerable, under Criteria B1 and B2. Date last seen: 2013 | |
| History: | - |
| Geographic Range | |
|---|---|
| Range Description: | This species has been found in the Eswatini highveld, in sourveld grassland areas. |
| Countries: | Native: Eswatini; |
| Population | |
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| Population: | There is currently no detailed population information for this species, no surveys have been conducted. For the purposes of this assessment, it has been assumed that the plant still occurs at the localities recorded on older collections. |
| Population Trend: | Unknown |
| Habitat and Ecology | |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This plant is known from grassland areas in the Eswatini highveld. The records are from the grassland biome, vegetation type KaNgwane Montane Grassland (Gm16) (Mucina et. al. 2018). |
| List of Habitats: | 4 Grassland 4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude |
| Threats | |
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| Major Threat(s): | The Eswatini highveld grassland areas are under pressure in many parts from ongoing heavy grazing. |
| 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: | Four out of the nine known localities for this species fall within Malolotja Nature Reserve. |
| List of Conservation Actions: | - |
| 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: | - |