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Scientific Name | Pelargonium appendiculatum (L.f.) Willd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 65 km², AOO <65 km², three known locations are declining due to expanding rooibos and potato cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koekenaap to Lambert's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos |
Description | Strandveld on deep, calcareous, coastal, sandy soils. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing, rapid habitat loss to potato and rooibos tea cultivation, as well as heavy grazing of small remaining fragments of natural vegetation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium appendiculatum (L.f.) Willd. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pelargonium appendiculatum (L.f.) Willd. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.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.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. and Vorster, P.J. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa Volume III. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden 16:1-149. National Botanic Gardens, Kirstenbosch.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Pelargonium appendiculatum (L.f.) Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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