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Scientific Name | Pelargonium aridicola E.M.Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/10 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Although only recorded from a few herbarium collections, this species is common in northern Namaqualand and is not impacted by current livestock grazing practices. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Spektakelberg in the north to Springbok in the south. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Karroid scrub in rocky outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium aridicola E.M.Marais | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. 2009. Pelargonium aridicola E.M.Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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