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Scientific Name | Helichrysum tenax M.D.Hend. var. pallidum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist known from fewer than five subpopulations. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Tabankulu and Insizwa Mountains in the Transkei and Ngele Mountain and the Suurberg near Weza in KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland |
Description | Steep, rocky terrain, often rooted in rocky crevices, 1500-1700 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum tenax M.D.Hend. var. pallidum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Helichrysum tenax M.D.Hend. var. pallidum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Helichrysum tenax M.D.Hend. var. pallidum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/01 |
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