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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza uliginosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2023/06/20 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, D. Raimondo & T. Patel |
Justification | This rare habitat specialist occurs in arid mountain ranges and has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 510 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km². It is known from four subpopulations and is not threatened. It is therefore listed globally under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to Western Cape province of South Africa, where it is restricted to the Great Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in wet sites on cliffs, streambanks and waterfalls. |
Threats |
| There are no significant threats to this species, invasive aliens pose a slight future potential threat. |
Population |
The population has a stable trend and is not in danger of extinction. It is known from four subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in Swartberg (Groot Swartberg) Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza uliginosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Geissorhiza uliginosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1985. Systematics of the southern African genus Geissorhiza (Iridaceae-Ixioideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 72(2):277-447.
Goldblatt, P. and manning, J.C. 1995. New species of the southern African genus Geissorhiza (Iridaceae: Ixioideae). Novon 5(2):156-161.
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Raimondo, D. & Patel, T. 2023. Geissorhiza uliginosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/08 |
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