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Scientific Name | Ruschia geminiflora (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum geminatum Jacq. (later homonym), not of Haw. (1803), Mesembryanthemum geminatum Salm-Dyck, Mesembryanthemum geminiflorum Haw. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/16 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & C. Klak |
Justification | EOO 13 400 km², 15 small, severely fragmented subpopulations remain after >80% of this species' habitat has been transformed by crop cultivation, urban and coastal development and alien plant invasion and decline is continuing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Kalbaskraal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Swartland Alluvium Renosterveld, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Clay flats, also in alluvial sands over clay or coastal sands. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation due to crop cultivation, urban development and invasive alien plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia geminiflora (Haw.) Schwantes | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & Klak, C. 2008. Ruschia geminiflora (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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