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Scientific Name | Helichrysum nimbicola Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | W.G. Welman, C.R. Scott-Shaw & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from four sites. The South African sites are not threatened, however those in Lesotho are potentially threatened by overgrazing and trampling by livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Mount-aux-Sources, Mashai Pass, Sani Pass and Tselanyane. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland |
Description | Stony turf, 2750 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum nimbicola Hilliard | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum nimbicola Hilliard | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | |
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.
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 |
| Welman, W.G., Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Helichrysum nimbicola Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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