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Scientific Name | Helichrysum tinctum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium tinctum Thunb., Leontonyx bicolor DC., Leontonyx coloratus Cass., Leontonyx glomeratus (L.) DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Extremely widespread, very common and sometimes weedy species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Springbok to Agulhas Plain and eastwards to Humansdorp and the Groot Winterhoek Mountains north of Uitenhage and inland to Aberdeen, Graaff-Reinet and Middelburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Extremely variable, including sandy, shale and limestone derived soils, occurring on slopes and flats in succulent and karroid shrubland, fynbos and strandveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum tinctum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Helichrysum tinctum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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