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Scientific Name | Ruschia acocksii L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, localized and poorly known species, but not suspected to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Roggeveld, only known from the slopes of the Verlatekloof Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland |
Description | Mudstone soils. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is still mostly intact. It is possibly threatened by overgrazing, but field surveys are needed to confirm this. |
Population |
This species was last collected in 1954. Field surveys are needed to relocate it in the wild.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia acocksii L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Ruschia acocksii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/08 |
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