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Scientific Name | Freesia praecox J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2021/09/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 4 km². Plants at a single known location are potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants and urban expansion. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criteria D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is found on the foothills of the Riviersonderend Mountains north of Riviersonderend in Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in crevices in sandstone rocks on moist, shaded south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| This species is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants and habitat loss from urban expansion. |
Population |
It is known from a single location, however, the exact number of individuals is unknown.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freesia praecox J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D2 | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2010. Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia. Strelitzia 27:1-114. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Freesia praecox J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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