Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
A range-restricted and rare endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa (EOO 2 km<sup>2</sup>). This taxon is genuinely rare and in some years cannot be found at all. Its range is restricted to a small area of the southern side of the eastern Kammanassie Mountains, and it appears to be a habitat specialist, preferring cool south facing gullies or mountain slopes. It is not threatened on these well protected and well managed mountains. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern and is nationally classified as Rare (Restricted Range and Habitat Specialist).
Distribution
Endemic to the Western Cape Province in South Africa, found between 1 300 and 1 500 m altitude on the southern slopes of the Kammanassie mountain range near Uniondale.
There are three subpopulations on the Kammanassie mountains that all occur in the same nature reserve over an area of < 2.4 km<sup>2</sup>, which is reasonably well managed.
Threats
The only perceived threat to this species could be an inappropriate fire regime, as the abundance of its host plant is greatest in the early years after a fire. At present the fire regime is reasonably well managed by the conservation agency CapeNature, but it would be best if the burning blocks were redesigned so that all of the subpopulations are not affected by a single burn.
Conservation
At present the fire regime is reasonably well managed by the conservation agency CapeNature, but it would be best if the burning blocks were redesigned so that all of the subpopulations are not affected by a single burn.
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