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Scientific Name | Hydroidea elsiae (Hilliard) P.O.Karis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Atrichantha elsiae Hilliard |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 61 km²) known from six subpopulations. Not threatened due to inaccessibility of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Du Toit's Kloof Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone cliffs. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hydroidea elsiae (Hilliard) P.O.Karis | 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.
Karis, P.O. 1990. Three new genera of the Asteraceae-Gnaphalieae from the Cape region. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 102:23-36.
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 Unpublished PhD, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Hydroidea elsiae (Hilliard) P.O.Karis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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