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Scientific Name | Pelargonium pachypodium J.P.Roux |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2016/07/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Pelargonium pachypodium is a rare and localized species, currently known from a single subpopulation, but possibly overlooked. It is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo |
Description | Sheltered under shrubs in shale renosterveld. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to this species. |
Population |
This species is currently known from a single subpopulation (Roux 2013). More field surveys are needed to determine if other subpopulations exist - its preferred habitat is extensive across the Hantam-Roggeveld Escarpment, an area that is still relatively poorly explored.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium pachypodium J.P.Roux | Critically Rare | 2017.1 | |
Bibliography |
Roux, J.P. 2013. GERANIACEAE: Pelargonium pachypodium (sect. Otidia), a new species from northern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 43(2):230-233.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Pelargonium pachypodium J.P.Roux. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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