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Scientific Name | Helichrysum calocephalum Klatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Burrows, M. Lötter & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This is one of the smallest Helichrysums and may be overlooked, however it is restricted to a very small area (EOO 225 km²) and is unlikely to occur in many more sites. There is no evidence of current declines. It is legally protected from establishment of more plantations within its range, and is thus unlikely to decline in the near future. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | Rocky sourveld grassland, 1065-1465 m. |
Threats |
| No serious threats at present (John Burrows, pers. comm.) The species may have declined in the past due to the transformation of the habitat to pine plantations (EOO 32% transformed, calculated using GIS). However, according to John Burrows this cannot be said for certain, as there are only plantations on the one side of the Barberton Mountains, but there were never collections of this species from that side of the mountain. There is no evidence of serious declines in this species as a result of habitat transformation. At present there are laws in place to prevent further establishment of plantations on the Saddleback Mountains and, therefore, the species is unlikely to decline in the near future (J. Burrows, pers. comm.). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Helichrysum calocephalum Klatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Burrows, J.E., Lötter, M. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Helichrysum calocephalum Klatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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