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Scientific Name | Pelargonium hirtum (Burm.f.) Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Although this species has lost subpopulations to urban development, there are still more than 20 extant locations and this species is not yet considered Near Threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Velddrif to Stellenbosch. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Granite or sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium hirtum (Burm.f.) Jacq. | 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.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Pelargonium hirtum (Burm.f.) Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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