Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Hippia hutchinsonii Merxm.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2013/01/03
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden
Justification
A range-restricted (EOO 14 km²) and very rarely recorded species, but not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Langeberg Mountains near Swellendam.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Southern Afrotemperate Forest, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation
Description
Sandstone slopes.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Hippia hutchinsonii Merxm.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.


Citation
Raimondo, D., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2013. Hippia hutchinsonii Merxm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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