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Scientific Name | Pelargonium sabulosum E.M.Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species (EOO 643 km²), known from three locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vredenburg to Bokbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld |
Description | Sandy soils in coastal fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species has lost habitat to agricultural expansion around Vredenburg in the past, and is currently threatened mainly by habitat loss to coastal development, mining, and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
This species has been collected only a few times, and is poorly known. More surveys are needed to determine the number of subpopulations and size of the population.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium sabulosum E.M.Marais | EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Marais, E.M. 2014. One name change and three new species of Pelargonium, section Hoarea (Geraniaceae) from the Western Cape Province. South African Journal of Botany 90:118-127.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Pelargonium sabulosum E.M.Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/01/23 |
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