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Scientific Name | Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. viridis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Anomatheca viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt, Anomatheca viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt subsp. viridis, Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Gladiolus viridis Aiton, Lapeirousia viridis (Aiton) L.Bolus, Montbretia viridis (Aiton) Voigt, Tritonia viridis (Aiton) Ker Gawl., Waitzia viridis (Aiton) Kresig |
Common Names | Groen Agretjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2021/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Justification | This subspecies has a national extent of occurrence (EOO) of 36 940 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 124 km². Although still fairly common, it is declining due to habitat loss predominantly to coastal development and urban expansion. Between 20-25 locations are estimated to remain in South Africa. It is listed as Near Threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on granite, shale or limestone outcrops near the coast. |
Threats |
| This subspecies has lost 34% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). It is threatened by habitat loss to coastal and urban development, quarrying and crop cultivation in the southern part of its range, where it is also most common. Further north, it is potentially threatened by habitat loss to coastal dune mining. |
Population |
It is most common on the Vredenburg Peninsula, and occurs as isolated subpopulations further north (Manning and Goldblatt 2010). It is known from between 20-25 extant locations, with a decreasing population trend.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2010. Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia. Strelitzia 27:1-114. 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 |
| von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. viridis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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