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Scientific Name | Ruschia tecta L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Common Names | Sleaf Turretfig (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/28 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 240 km², AOO <240 km², fewer than five remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to coastal development, crop cultivation and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langebaan to Darling and Melkbosstrand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy coastal flats. |
Threats |
| Most of this species' habitat is already transformed due to urban expansion and crop cultivation, and only small fragments remain. Remaining subpopulations continue to decline due to ongoing threat from urban expansion and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia tecta L.Bolus | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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 |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Ruschia tecta L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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