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Scientific Name | Metalasia brevifolia (Lam.) Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium brevifolium Lam., Metalasia erubescens DC. var. gemmulifera Harv., Metalasia fasciculata (P.J.Bergius) D.Don, Metalasia intermedia DC. |
Common Names | Blombos (a), Blombossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, abundant and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Nieuwoudtville southwards to the Cape Peninsula, eastwards to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Occurs in a variety of sandy or rocky fynbos habitats, including disturbed areas, 0-1500 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia brevifolia (Lam.) Levyns | Least Concern | 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. 1989. Systematics of the genus Metalasia (Asteraceae - Gnaphalieae). Opera Botanica 99:1-150.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Metalasia brevifolia (Lam.) Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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