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Scientific Name | Helichrysum diffusum DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
Range | Mountains around Paarl, Stellenbosch, Worcester and Caledon. There are also a widely disjunct records from the banks of the Umtamvuna River in southern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Sandstone. Occurs in fynbos in the Western Cape and on rocky outcrops in coastal grassland in southern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum diffusum DC. | Least Concern | 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.
Hilliard, O.M. 1983. Gnaphaliinae (First Part). In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 33 Asteraceae, Part 7 Inuleae, Fascicle 2:1-325. 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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Helichrysum diffusum DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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