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Scientific Name | Metalasia muraltiifolia DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Metalasia barnardii L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Plants are generally solitary or subpopulations consist of only a few scattered individuals, but this species is not threatened or declining as it occurs in mountainous habitats, most of which is protected. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Wemmershoek, Slanghoek and southern Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, slopes and ridges, 600-1850 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia muraltiifolia DC. | 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 muraltiifolia DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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