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Scientific Name | Pelargonium elandsmontanum E.M.Marais ex J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | J.C. Manning, P. Goldblatt & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A species described in 2011, known currently from only one location where it is well protected in a private nature reserve. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Elandsberg Nature Reserve along the western foothills of the Elandskloof Mountains near Hermon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally moist, alluvial flats in low, open Swartland Alluvium Fynbos. |
Threats |
| The population is well-protected and has no threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium elandsmontanum E.M.Marais ex J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Critically Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2011. Pelargonium elandsmontanum (Geraniaceae: section Hoarea), a new species from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 77(1):241-243.
Mucina, L. and Rutherford, M.C. (eds). 2006. The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Pelargonium elandsmontanum E.M.Marais ex J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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