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Scientific Name | Heterolepis anomala J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Plants at one known location are potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants as well as habitat degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lower northern foothills of the Langeberg Mountains at Garcia's Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Well-drained sandy loam on lower north-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants, as well as habitat degradation due to too frequent fire coupled with heavy livestock grazing too soon after fires. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heterolepis anomala J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D2 | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Heterolepis anomala J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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