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Scientific Name | Metalasia lichtensteinii Less. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/06 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L. von Staden & D. van der Colff |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 364 km²), but locally common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains to Kogelberg to Kleinmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Low to mid-altitude sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive alien species are present in parts of this species' range, but do not yet pose a threat. However, if left unmanaged, it could potentially become dense enough to outcompete native species in future. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia lichtensteinii Less. | Rare | 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 |
| Helme, N.A., von Staden, L. & van der Colff, D. 2015. Metalasia lichtensteinii Less. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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