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Scientific Name | Helichrysum asperum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt var. asperum |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Helichrysum ericifolium Less., Helichrysum ericifolium Less. var. laxum (DC.) Harv., Stoebe aspera Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula eastwards to Touwsrivier and Laingsburg and northwards to Vanrhynsdorp and Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky or gravelly mountain slopes and flats in arid fynbos and succulent karoo. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum asperum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt var. asperum | 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.
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. 2005. Helichrysum asperum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt var. asperum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/18 |
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