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Scientific Name | Metalasia fastigiata (Thunb.) D.Don |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium fastigiatum Thunb., Metalasia concinna Harv., Metalasia speciosa Hutch. |
Common Names | Blombos (a), Donkiebos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | From between Calvinia and Nieuwoudtville southwards to Wellington. Very common in the Olifants River Mountains and around Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, sandy soils, 700-1100 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia fastigiata (Thunb.) D.Don | 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 fastigiata (Thunb.) D.Don. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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