Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Helichrysum archeri Compton
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2006/09/14
Assessor(s)
W.G. Welman, J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner
Justification
Known from Matjiesfontein and Witteberg in the Karoo. Last collected in 1930. Potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of overgrazing.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Laingsburg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Succulent Karoo
Description
White quartzite patches.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Helichrysum archeri ComptonData Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Helichrysum archeri ComptonData Deficient Victor (2002)
Helichrysum archeri ComptonInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Helichrysum archeri ComptonUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


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. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Helichrysum archeri Compton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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