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Scientific Name | Heliophila affinis Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Heliophila leucantha Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A Kamiesberg endemic, last collected in 1941. May have been impacted overgrazing but we do not know the extent to which this annual species is vulnerable to grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Granitic soils. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by overgrazing and habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heliophila affinis Sond. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Heliophila affinis Sond. | Insufficiently Known | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Heliophila affinis Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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