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Scientific Name | Helichrysum ingomense Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from the type locality at Ngome Forest. Searches for this species around Ngome and the Louwsburg plateau have not located any other subpopulations, although it is suspected that a few more (fewer than 5) subpopulations do exist. Its habitat has been severely reduced due to crop cultivation and afforestation and habitat quality in remaining fragments continue to decline as a result of overgrazing by livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ngome. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland |
Description | Mistbelt grassland, at the edges of dolerite rock sheets where water oozes to the surface, 1000-1300 m. |
Threats |
| Grassland transformation by agriculture and forestry has severely reduced suitable habitat on the Ngome mountain (Scott-Shaw 1999). Severe overgrazing of remaining grasslands at Ngome and on the Louwsburg plateau is causing ongoing declines in the quality of grasslands (Scott-Shaw pers. comm.). |
Population |
The population at the type locality is described as locally common (Hilliard 1983).
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum ingomense Hilliard | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum ingomense Hilliard | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Helichrysum ingomense Hilliard | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Helichrysum ingomense Hilliard | Indeterminate | 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 |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Helichrysum ingomense Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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