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Scientific Name | Ruschia beaufortensis L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A poorly known species recorded only from the arid mountains near Beaufort West (extent of occurrence 476 km²). Between two and five locations exist, subpopulations occurring outside of the park are potentially threatened by uranium mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Beaufort West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo |
Description | In arid nama karoo mountains. |
Threats |
| Subpopulations occurring outside of the Karoo National Park are potentially threatened by uranium mining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia beaufortensis L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Ruschia beaufortensis L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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