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Scientific Name | Pelargonium dichondrifolium DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
Synonyms | Pelargonium cradockense (Kuntze) R.Knuth, Pelargonium middletonianum R.Knuth, Pelargonium reliquifolium N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/15 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Western Cape |
Range | Middelburg to Peddie in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Grassland, Nama Karoo |
Description | Karroid shrubland on rocky dolerite, granite or sandstone hills. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium dichondrifolium DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dreyer, L.L. and Marais, E.M. 2000. Section Reniformia, a new section in the genus Pelargonium (Geraniaceae). South African Journal of Botany 66(1):44-51.
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.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. and Vorster, P.J. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa Volume III. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden 16:1-149. National Botanic Gardens, Kirstenbosch.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Pelargonium dichondrifolium DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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