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Scientific Name | Helichrysum scitulum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Helichrysum scitulum is a widespread species. It is suspected to be declining across its range due to overgrazing, but is not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs from the Nuweveld Mountains near Beaufort West in the Western Cape to Witteberg near Lady Grey in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Upper Karoo, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland |
Description | It occurs on rocky mountain summits, forming loose mats in rock crevices or cascading down steep cliffs and slopes, growing intertwined with grasses and other vegetation. |
Threats |
| There is ongoing habitat degradation as a result of livestock overgrazing across this species' range. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of Helichrysum scitulum.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum scitulum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Least Concern | 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.
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2019. Helichrysum scitulum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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