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Scientific Name | Pelargonium saxatile 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 localized habitat specialist, occurring in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Elandskloof Mountains near Tulbagh. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally inundated pockets of fine silt on sandstone rock sheets. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium saxatile J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Critically Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Pelargonium saxatile (Geraniaceae: Section Hoarea), a new species from the southwestern Cape, South Africa, and a key to the species of the P. dipetalum group. South African Journal of Botany 78:266-269.
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Citation |
| Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Pelargonium saxatile J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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