| Scientific Name | Heliophila crithmifolia Willd. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | BRASSICACEAE | Synonyms | Heliophila abrotanifolia Banks ex DC. (in part), Heliophila arabidea Schltr., Heliophila chamaemelifolia Burch. ex DC., Heliophila chamaemelifolia Burch. ex DC. forma grandiflora O.E.Schulz, Heliophila crithmifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. var. laevis Sond., Heliophila crithmifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. var. parviflora Burch. ex DC., Heliophila foeniculacea R.Br. (in part) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2019/09/20 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Heliophila crithmifolia is a widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape | Range | This species occurs from southern Namibia to Piketberg and Robertson in the Western Cape, and eastwards through the Little Karoo and Great Karoo to Murraysburg in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Swartberg Shale Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld, Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld, Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Montagu Shale Fynbos, Western Gwarrieveld, Breede Shale Fynbos, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos, Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Kahams Mountain Desert, Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert, Muscadel Riviere, Tanqua Wash Riviere, Southern Karoo Riviere, Bushmanland Vloere, Namaqualand Riviere, Willowmore Gwarrieveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Namaqualand Blomveld, Robertson Karoo, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Tanqua Karoo, Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo, Prince Albert Succulent Karoo, Eastern Little Karoo, Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld, Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld, Western Little Karoo, Gamka Karoo, Western Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Northern Upper Karoo, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld, Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld, Citrusdal Vygieveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Upper Karoo | Description | It occurs on sandy slopes, and dolerite, shale and quartzite hills. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heliophila crithmifolia Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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. 2019. Heliophila crithmifolia Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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