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Scientific Name | Heliophila schulzii Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/07/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 749 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamieskroon to Garies and the Kamiesberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Blomveld |
Description | Hill slopes, in sandy soil derived from granite. |
Threats |
| No known threats. It may be threatened in places by overgrazing and sporadic habitat loss to cultivation, but like many other annual Heliophila species, it is likely to be tolerant of disturbance. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heliophila schulzii Marais | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Heliophila schulzii Marais | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Marais, W. 1970. Cruciferae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:1-118. Botanical Research 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Heliophila schulzii Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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