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Scientific Name | Pelargonium fasciculaceum E.M.Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/11/02 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<5300 km², this species is declining due to expansion of rooibos tea and potato cultivation, but more than 10 locations remain at present. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Olifants River Valley to Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Deep sands in arid fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium fasciculaceum E.M.Marais | NT B1ab(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.
Marais, E.M. 1991. Four new species of Pelargonium (Geraniaceae) from the western Cape Province. South African Journal of Botany 57(1):60-63.
Marais, E.M. 1994. Taxonomic studies in Pelargonium, section Hoarea (Geraniaceae). Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Pelargonium fasciculaceum E.M.Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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