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Scientific Name | Helichrysum pagophilum M.D.Hend. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Common Names | Crag Everlasting (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A habitat specialist not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat to livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Drakensberg Mountains, Cathedral Peak to Garden Castle and Black Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland |
Description | Rock pavements and cliff faces of alpine summits, 2750-3400 m. |
Threats |
| No threats.
Harvesting for firewood not likely to be a threat as this is a small species (dwarf shrub). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Forms dense, hard cushions- scarcely 100 mm high but as much as 1m across,. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum pagophilum M.D.Hend. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Helichrysum pagophilum M.D.Hend. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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