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Scientific Name | Ruschia leptocalyx L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/21 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 1141 km², between three and five locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to coastal development, agricultural expansion and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Potberg to Hartenbos. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Gravelly quartzitic and shale outcrops. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to coastal development, and urban and industrial expansion around Mossel Bay and Hartenbos. Further west, subpopulations are threatened by habitat loss to agricultural expansion and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia leptocalyx L.Bolus | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 |
| Klak, C., Raimondo, D., Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ruschia leptocalyx L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/03 |
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