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Scientific Name | Ruschia bipapillata L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2016/01/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 2781 km²), known from fewer than 10 locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koekenaap to Klawer. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Strandveld, Namaqualand Heuweltjie Strandveld, Klawer Sandy Shrubland, Namaqualand Spinescent Grassland, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos |
Description | Deep sandy soils. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to agricultural expansion along the Olifants River, as well as the plains around the base of the Matsikamma and Gifberg mountains, where it is also threatened by overgrazing. It is also threatened by mining around Koekenaap. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia bipapillata L.Bolus | VU B1ab(iii) | 2017.1 | | Ruschia bipapillata L.Bolus | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Ruschia bipapillata L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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