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Scientific Name | Helichrysum ephelos Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, W.G. Welman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A rare habitat specialist known from six isolated sites. This species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Fort Nottingham, Mount Insizwa, Lion's River, Mpendle and Mount Ayliff. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Mooi River Highland Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Restricted to edges of wetlands and marshy areas around the headwaters of streams, 1675-2180 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum ephelos Hilliard | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum ephelos Hilliard | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Helichrysum ephelos Hilliard | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Helichrysum ephelos Hilliard | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L., Welman, W.G. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Helichrysum ephelos Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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