Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Dicoma montana Schweick.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/05/06
Assessor(s)
P.F. Matlamela & D.A. Kamundi
Justification
A habitat specialist known from less than 10 subpopulations. No known threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Limpopo
Range
Soutpansberg and Blouberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Limpopo Ridge Bushveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld
Description
Crevices in quartzite rocks.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Dicoma montana Schweick.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Hahn, N. 2002. Endemic flora of the Soutpansberg. Unpublished MSc, Univeristy of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.


Hahn, N. 2017. Endemic flora of the Soutpansberg, Blouberg and Makgabeng. South African Journal of Botany 113:324-336.


Netnou, N.C. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2007. Asteraceae: A key to Dicoma taxa (Dicomeae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 37(1):55-56.


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.


Citation
Matlamela, P.F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2006. Dicoma montana Schweick. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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