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Scientific Name | Helichrysum fruticans (L.) D.Don |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium fruticans L. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/17 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <70 km²), its habitat is protected from fire and this species is thus not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes, on moist south- and east-facing cliffs. |
Threats |
| No known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Very rare, habitat-specific species, growing on steep, fire-protected cliffs. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum fruticans (L.) D.Don | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Helichrysum fruticans (L.) D.Don. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/01 |
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