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Scientific Name | Ruschia subteres L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2016/01/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is known only from one collection, dating from 1933, from an unspecified locality somewhere along the Touws River. Its habitat is not known. It may be overlooked, as the genus Ruschia is in need of revision and species are difficult to identify, but it may also be threatened or possibly extinct. Until subpopulations of this species can be relocated in the wild, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Little Karoo, Touws River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Unknown. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by overgrazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia subteres L.Bolus | DDD | 2017.1 | | Ruschia subteres L.Bolus | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1928-1935. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. Part II. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Ruschia subteres L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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