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Scientific Name | Geranium ornithopodon Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
Synonyms | Geranium knysnaense R.Knuth |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Geranium ornithopodon is widespread with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 78 947 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape eastwards to East London and the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Garden Route Granite Fynbos, Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kasouga Dune Thicket, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Scarp Forest, Southern Coastal Forest, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in damp ground in scrub or forest margins. |
Threats |
| Threats to Geranium ornithopodon include habitat degradation and invasive alien species. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geranium ornithopodon Eckl. & Zeyh. | 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.
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Geranium ornithopodon Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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