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Scientific Name | Berkheya leucaugeta Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A habitat specialist known from one site in the Drakensberg. This species is rare but not known to be declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Drakensberg Mountains, Royal Natal National Park. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Montane and subalpine grassland. Marshy depressions and scrub on basalt, 1800-2400 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Berkheya leucaugeta Hilliard | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Berkheya leucaugeta Hilliard | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Berkheya leucaugeta Hilliard | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Berkheya leucaugeta Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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