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stellatum

Taxon

Helichrysum stellatum (L.) Less.

Protologue Syn. Gen. Compos. 279. 1832 [Jul-Aug 1832]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted threatened
Helichrysum stellatum--So. Africa. Cape Prov. Table Mountain. 20 Nov 02. 020.jpg

Helichrysum stellatum--So. Africa. Cape Prov. Table Mountain. 20 Nov 02. 020.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Helichrysum stellatum--So. Africa. Cape Province. Table Mtn. 20 Nov 02. 040.jpg

Helichrysum stellatum--So. Africa. Cape Province. Table Mtn. 20 Nov 02. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

November 20, 2002

Location

South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)

-32.732111, 18.187222

Location Remarks

Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Helichrysum

Specific Epithet

stellatum

Authorship

(L.) Less.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#221,470 of 335,497

Top 67%

Extinction probability

18%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →