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Scientific Name | Pelargonium capillare (Cav.) Willd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
Synonyms | Pelargonium leptopodium Bolus, Pelargonium mahernium L'Hér. ex DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/14 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A montane species that is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains, the Skurweberg, Witsenberg and Winterhoek Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Ravines and on steep sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Pelargonium capillare (Cav.) Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. and Vorster, P.J. 1981. Pelargoniums of southern Africa (Vol. II). Juta, Cape Town.
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Citation |
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Pelargonium capillare (Cav.) Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |