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Scientific Name | Syncarpha lepidopodium (Bolus) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Helichrysum lepidopodium Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | Known from a restricted range (EOO <100 km²) from five locations, potentially threatened by invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Franschhoek Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky upper slopes above 1500 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syncarpha lepidopodium (Bolus) B.Nord. | VU D2 | 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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2008. Syncarpha lepidopodium (Bolus) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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