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Scientific Name | Pelargonium petroselinifolium G.Don |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
Synonyms | Pelargonium apiifolium (Andrews) Loudon, Pelargonium pilosum (Andrews) Pers. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, D.A. Kamundi & R. Koopman |
Justification | Pelargonium petroselinifolium has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 209 km². Fewer than five known locations are potentially threatened by agricultural expansion, and it is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Southern Koue Bokkeveld to Karoopoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs in montane fynbos or karroid vegetation. |
Threats |
| The two areas where this species is known from in historical records, Gydo Pass and Karoopoort, are extensively cultivated. Locality and habitat information is however not precise enough to determine whether Pelargonium petroselinifolium is declining due to habitat loss or not, but it is at least a potential threat. Field surveys are required. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium petroselinifolium G.Don | VU D2 | 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. 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 Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.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 |
| Raimondo, D., Kamundi, D.A. & Koopman, R. 2018. Pelargonium petroselinifolium G.Don. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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