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Scientific Name | Heliophila pusilla L.f. var. lanceolata (Adamson) Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Heliophila lanceolata Adamson |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2016/02/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 103 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp, sheltered places on south and west-facing slopes. |
Population |
This taxon is a rare and localized habitat specialist. It has been recorded mainly on the Karbonkelberg, Chapman's Peak and Noordhoek Mountains. It was last collected in 1955, but may be overlooked.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heliophila pusilla L.f. var. lanceolata (Adamson) Marais | Rare | 2017.1 | | Heliophila pusilla L.f. var. lanceolata (Adamson) Marais | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Marais, W. 1970. Cruciferae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:1-118. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Heliophila pusilla L.f. var. lanceolata (Adamson) Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21 |
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