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Scientific Name | Metalasia helmei P.O.Karis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 12 km²) taxon restricted to a single mountain where it is fairly common (population estimated >10 000 plants) and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Robertson district, Kwadousberg Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone fynbos, fairly common on well-drained, deep, coarse white sand. |
Threats |
| No direct threats to the population (Karis and Helme 2008). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia helmei P.O.Karis | Rare | 2011.1 | |
Bibliography |
Karis, P.O. and Helme, N. 2008. Metalasia helmei, a new member of a small clade from the Western Cape? Bothalia 38(1):65-67.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2009. Metalasia helmei P.O.Karis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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