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Scientific Name | Pelargonium hirtipetalum E.M.Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Endemic to Namaqualand, but relatively common where it occurs, subpopulations able to withstand heavy grazing pressure and are not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Occurs from Spektakelberg in the north to Bitterfontein in the south. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Under karroid scrub and in open arid areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium hirtipetalum E.M.Marais | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Craib, C. 2001. Geophytic Pelargoniums. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Pelargonium hirtipetalum E.M.Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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