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Scientific Name | Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Bryomorphe lycopodioides (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Levyns, Helichrysum arctioides Turcz., Helichrysum ericoides (Lam.) Pers., Klenzea lycopodioides Sch.Bip., Stoebe nivea Thunb., Xeranthemum ericoides Lam. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/01/26 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A widespread and very common species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Hottentots Holland Mountains and eastwards to the Baviaanskloof and Groot Winterhoek mountains north of Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
A very common species, often the dominant species in arid fynbos communities.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Least Concern | 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.
Koekemoer, M. 2002. Systematics of the Metalasia group in the Relhaniinae (Asteraceae-Gnaphalieae). Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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