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Scientific Name | Ruschia rubricaulis (Haw.) L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum rubricaule Haw. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted endemic (EOO 70 km²) to the Cape Peninsula. Five known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Peninsula Granite Fynbos |
Description | Granite boulders on coastal slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
A localized but locally common species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia rubricaulis (Haw.) L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ruschia rubricaulis (Haw.) L.Bolus | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Ruschia rubricaulis (Haw.) L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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