Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Agathosma alticola Schltr. ex Dummer
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RUTACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/06/30
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Justification
A montane species that is not declining.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Koue Bokkeveld Mountains to the Witteberg near Laingsburg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Damp upper slopes and summits, on shale bands and among rocks.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Agathosma alticola Schltr. ex DummerLeast 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.


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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Agathosma alticola Schltr. ex Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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