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Scientific Name | Helichrysum montis-cati Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species known from three locations. Potentially threatened by afforestation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Cata Forest Reserve, Amathole Mountains and Katberg Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Amathole Montane Grassland |
Description | Montane grasslands. |
Threats |
| No current threats, although potentially threatened by habitat loss, should forestry plantations in the area expand. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum montis-cati Hilliard | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Helichrysum montis-cati Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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