| Scientific Name | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2015/06/22 | Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff | Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, extending southwards as far as Humansdorp on the southern Eastern Cape coast. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, Maputaland Coastal Belt, St Francis Dune Thicket, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Queenstown Thornveld, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Tsomo Grassland, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Stormberg Plateau Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Muzi Palm Veld and Wooded Grassland, Mabela Sandy Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Western Highveld Sandy Grassland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Winburg Grassy Shrubland, Zastron Moist Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Strydpoort Summit Sourveld | Description | Montane and coastal grasslands. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. aureum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. candidum Hilliard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. monocephalum (DC.) Hilliard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. scopulosum (M.D.Hend.) Hilliard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. serotinum Hilliard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. argenteum Hilliard | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. argenteum Hilliard | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. argenteum Hilliard | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. var. argenteum Hilliard | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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 | | van der Colff, D. 2015. Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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