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Scientific Name | Heliophila rimicola Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A rare, habitat specialist known from three subpopulations. The range suggests additional subpopulations may exist, especially in the Groot Swartberg. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gamka Mountain, Seweweekspoort and Towerkop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Moist crevices on rock faces, 1800-2100 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heliophila rimicola Marais | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Heliophila rimicola Marais | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Heliophila rimicola Marais | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African 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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Heliophila rimicola Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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