Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Helichrysum leptorhizum DC.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2009/06/22
Assessor(s)
W.G. Welman & J.E. Victor
Justification
Collected in northern Namaqualand by Drège and at Eenkokerboom, south of Garies, by Schlechter, last collected in 1897.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Namaqualand, Vanrhynsdorp and Springbok districts.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Succulent Karoo
Description
Unknown.
Threats
Possibly threatened by overgrazing.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Helichrysum leptorhizum DC.Data Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Helichrysum leptorhizum DC.Data Deficient Victor (2002)
Helichrysum leptorhizum DC.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Helichrysum leptorhizum DC.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


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.


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.


Citation
Welman, W.G. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Helichrysum leptorhizum DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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