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Scientific Name | Ruschia strubeniae (L.Bolus) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum strubeniae L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/06 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Four known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and vineyard expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg and Perdeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Bases of rock outcrops on sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia strubeniae (L.Bolus) Schwantes | VU D2 | 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. 2006. Ruschia strubeniae (L.Bolus) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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