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Scientific Name | Syncarpha montana (B.Nord.) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Helipterum montanum B.Nord. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. Potter & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Confined to five sites on high altitude summits, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Sandstone rocks above 1600 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syncarpha montana (B.Nord.) B.Nord. | 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.
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.
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Citation |
| Potter, L. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Syncarpha montana (B.Nord.) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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