Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Metalasia tricolor Pillans
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Rare
Assessment Date
2007/05/20
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme
Justification
Known from the type collection made on Rooiberg Pass. Occurs on rocky arid slopes and is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Rooiberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Sandstone slopes.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Metalasia tricolor PillansCritically Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Metalasia tricolor PillansInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Metalasia tricolor PillansUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2007. Metalasia tricolor Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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