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Scientific Name | Ruschia parviflora (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum parviflorum Haw. (later homonym), not of Jacq. (1798) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | The genus Ruschia requires revision. Specimens from quite different habitats and biomes have been named Ruschia parviflora, it is likely that following taxonomic revision the current taxon will be split into different taxa. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Ruschia parviflora is endemic to South Africa. In the Western Cape it is found in Mossel Bay and from Beaufort West to the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Nama Karoo |
Description | It grows on stony hills. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of Ruschia parviflora.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia parviflora (Haw.) Schwantes | DDT | 2020.1 | | Ruschia parviflora (Haw.) Schwantes | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Ruschia parviflora (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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