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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza pseudinaequalis Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/10/25 |
Assessor(s) | T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 729 km² and area of occupancy (AOO) of 24 km². The population is stable and is not threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape province, South Africa, and is restricted to middle and upper elevations of the Slanghoek Mountains and Bain's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on damp, sheltered, south- or west-facing rock ledges and cliffs where shade and moisture are available in midsummer, flowering as late as January at higher elevations. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
The population has a stable trend and is known from a handful of subpopulations but is likely underrecorded due to its preference for inaccessible rock ledge habitats.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza pseudinaequalis Goldblatt | 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.
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 |
| Patel, T. 2021. Geissorhiza pseudinaequalis Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/08 |
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