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Scientific Name | Heterolepis mitis (Burm.) DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gorteria mitis Burm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/27 |
Assessor(s) | P.P.J. Herman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from four sites. Not likely to be threatened as the two mountain ranges in which this species occurs have no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Klein Winterhoek and Suurberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Gwarrieveld, Baviaans Valley Thicket |
Description | Between rocks in valley bushveld. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heterolepis mitis (Burm.) DC. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Heterolepis mitis (Burm.) DC. | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Heterolepis mitis (Burm.) DC. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Heterolepis mitis (Burm.) DC. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Herman, P.P.J. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Heterolepis mitis (Burm.) DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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