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Scientific Name | Metalasia divergens (Thunb.) D.Don subsp. divergens |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium divergens Thunb., Metalasia depressa Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A range-restricted subspecies, but not threatened or declining as most of its habitat is protected. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, recorded on Karbonkelberg, Constantiaberg, and mountains between Kommetjie and Smitswinkel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, rocky slopes, 50-1000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia divergens (Thunb.) D.Don subsp. divergens | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 divergens (Thunb.) D.Don subsp. divergens. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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