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Scientific Name | Metalasia divergens (Thunb.) D.Don subsp. fusca P.O.Karis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
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, mountains between Muizenberg and Fish Hoek, also recorded on Constantiaberg and Chapman's Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, rocky slopes, 100-600 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia divergens (Thunb.) D.Don subsp. fusca P.O.Karis | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Metalasia divergens (Thunb.) D.Don subsp. fusca P.O.Karis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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