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Scientific Name | Helichrysum mollifolium Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/02/19 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A widespread Drakensberg endemic, its habitat is well protected and it is not threatened or declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, from Witsieshoek to Garden Castle. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland |
Description | Moist seeps on grassy mountain slopes, flats near streams or forest margins. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum mollifolium Hilliard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1983. Gnaphaliinae (First Part). In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 33 Asteraceae, Part 7 Inuleae, Fascicle 2:1-325. National Botanical 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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Helichrysum mollifolium Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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