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Scientific Name | Ruschia intermedia L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2016/01/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare and localized species last recorded in 1949, but quite likely overlooked. Its locality description is too imprecise to determine whether the population is threatened or not. Some parts of the mountain plateau above Porterville have been cultivated, but it is not known if this has impacted the population. Surveys are needed to relocate this species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Mountains above Porterville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone flats. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation. Parts of this species' habitat has been cultivated in the past, and there is still sporadic expansion of crop fields. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia intermedia L.Bolus | DDD | 2017.1 | | Ruschia intermedia L.Bolus | Threatened | 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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Ruschia intermedia L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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