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Scientific Name | Pelargonium fergusoniae L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2275 km², recorded from five subpopulations, two of which have been lost to wheat cultivation in the past, there is ongoing decline of this species' habitat due to invasive alien plant invasions. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River valley to Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Montagu Shale Fynbos, Greyton Shale Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Loose sandy soil in lowlands. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat has been partially transformed and fragmented by crop cultivation, and subpopulations surviving on fragments are currently declining due to competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium fergusoniae L.Bolus | Least Concern | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Marais, E.M. 1994. Taxonomic studies in Pelargonium, section Hoarea (Geraniaceae). Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2009. Pelargonium fergusoniae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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