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Scientific Name | Geranium drakensbergensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Geranium drakensbergensis is a localized habitat specialist with an extent of occurrence (AOO) that is less than 20 km². Its habitat is however well-protected and therefore it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, from Witsieshoek to Underberg. It also occurs in adjacent areas in Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | It is localized to permanently moist and partially shaded places at the base of sandstone and basalt cliffs and near streams. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well-protected and it has no severe threats. |
Population |
It is a localized habitat specialist forming extensive clumps in suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geranium drakensbergensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Geranium drakensbergensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1985. A revision of Geranium in Africa south of the Limpopo. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 42(2):171-225.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Geranium drakensbergensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/12/24 |
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