Cineraria longipes
Species of flowering plant
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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.
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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 | |
Range and habitat
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]
