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Scientific Name | Helichrysum homilochrysum S.Moore |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Burrows, M. Lötter & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from nine sites, mostly along the Mpumalanga escarpment. Can be locally common, but very habitat specific (occurs on cliffs) and known from a small range (EOO 3776 km²). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Mpumalanga Escarpment around Lydenburg, recorded from Mariepskop to Mac Mac between Graskop and Sabie. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld |
Description | Cliff faces and ledges, 1350-1990 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Mount Sheba Nature Reserve
Malolotja Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum homilochrysum S.Moore | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Burrows, J.E., Lötter, M. & von Staden, L. 2006. Helichrysum homilochrysum S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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