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Scientific Name | Ruschia altigena (L.Bolus) L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum altigenum L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/28 |
Assessor(s) | P.M. Burgoyne, P.G. Desmet & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A high altitude habitat specialist that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg, Witteberg, and Baviaanskloof Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Rocky slopes in sandstone fynbos above 1700 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia altigena (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | Rare | 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 |
| Burgoyne, P.M., Desmet, P.G. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Ruschia altigena (L.Bolus) L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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