Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Lamprocephalus montanus B.Nord.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/11/20
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO 3300 km², recorded from fewer than 10 sites restricted to high altitude areas and thus not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg to Hex River Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Upper sandstone slopes, 1200-2100 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Lamprocephalus montanus B.Nord.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Lamprocephalus montanus B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12

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