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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza hesperanthoides Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/12/04 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & T. Patel |
Justification | This montane species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3156 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 64 km². It is known from at least 15 subpopulations, and is not threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | An endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape Province of South Africa, where it occurs from Wellington Sneeukop and Victoria Peak south to the Bredasdorp Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It grows at middle to upper elevations, usually in damp, sometimes marshy sites and flowers in summer. |
Threats |
| This species has no significant threats, and is not in danger of extinction. |
Population |
It has a stable population and is known from at least 15 subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza hesperanthoides Schltr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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. 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.
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. & Patel, T. 2023. Geissorhiza hesperanthoides Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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