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Scientific Name | Pelargonium aristatum (Sweet) G.Don |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
Synonyms | Pelargonium aristatum Steud., Pelargonium recurvatum (Sweet) G.Don |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Although only recorded from a few herbarium collections, this species occurs in a poorly explored area and is likely to be more common than the specimens indicate, (EOO > 4000 km²). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Plateau, Hantam and Roggeveld Escarpment |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Heavy clay soils, WM |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium aristatum (Sweet) G.Don | Least Concern | 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 Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. 2009. Pelargonium aristatum (Sweet) G.Don. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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