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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza scopulosa Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/10/26 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & T. Patel |
Justification | This restricted range habitat specialist has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 150 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 16 km². It is known from three subpopulations, however, the population is not threatened. It is therefore listed globally under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally classified as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa, and is restricted to high elevations in the Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in damp rocky sites on cliffs or under boulders, usually south-facing at 1200-1800 m elevation. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. |
Population |
This species is known from three herbarium collections all made prior to 1995, given the remote high alpine habitat of this species the population trend is suspected to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza scopulosa Goldblatt | Rare | 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. 2021. Geissorhiza scopulosa Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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