Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
A range-restricted endemic species from the Free State Province in South Africa (EOO 1 km<sup>2</sup>). There is one location. Although the locality is a popular tourist destination to get to a view point, there are well trodden pathways which are used and thus the threat of trampling by tourists is not significant. Incorrect fire regimes at the wrong time are a plausible future threat. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Vulnerable under criterion D.
Distribution
Endemic to the Free State Province in South Africa, from the montane island in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park near Clarens.
The very restricted area occupied by the taxon is well visited by tourists, so trampling of the habitat poses a threat. However, tourists mainly walk on pathways and so the threat is not currently severe. Encroachment by the perennial shrub <i>Leucosidea sericea</i> may have an impact on the habitat in the near future. Inappropriate fire regimes may be a future potential threat, as no research into more suitable fire regimes has been conducted.
Conservation
A proper management plan based on a holistic ecological study is a necessity for the conservation of this taxon. More effort needs to be made to search for additional subpopulations.
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