Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
This is a highly restricted endemic to the Western Cape Province of South Africa (EOO 5 km<sup>2</sup>). Overall the population is stable and no threats are foreseen. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern and is nationally classified as Extremely Rare.
Distribution
Endemic to the Western Cape Province in South Africa, from the Elandsberg mountains north of the Swartberg, near Ladismith.
Only one location, with four known subpopulations along the mountain range, each separated by sufficient distance of unsuitable habitat to prevent genetic exchange.
Threats
The only possible (distant) future threat could be from climate change, which would affect all the subpopulations since, because they occur on the summit ridges of a mountain range, they would not be able to respond to increased temperatures by moving higher up the mountain.
Conservation
No conservation measures necessary - occurs in relatively inaccessible natural habitat with no threats.
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