Silver Bramble

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Rubus ludwigii Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. ludwigii
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ROSACEAE
Synonyms
Rubus rhodacantha E.Mey.
Common Names
Braam (a), Braambos (a), Braambossie (a), Bramble (e), Imencemence (z), Itshalo (z), Monoko-metsi (ss), Monokotsoai-oa-basali (ss), Raspberry (e), Silver Bramble (e), Unomhloshane (z), Wild Rasberry (e), Wildebraam (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2013/02/13
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Widespread across the high-lying interior of South Africa and Lesotho, from southern Mpumalanga to Beaufort West.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland, Savanna
Description
Rocky outcrops on grassy hillsides, and margins of woodland, forest and streams.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Rubus ludwigii Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. ludwigii Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Henderson, L. 2011. Rubus species - brambles, blackberries and others. SAPIA News 19:1-9.


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.


Stirton, C.H. 1984. Notes on the genus Rubus in southern Africa. Bothalia 15(1&2):101-106.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2013. Rubus ludwigii Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. ludwigii. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19

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