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Scientific Name | Ixia scillaris L. subsp. latifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ixia polystachya L. var. incarnata Andrews, Ixia reflexa Andrews, Ixia rotata Ker Gawl., superfluous name for Ixia reflexa Andrews, Ixia scillaris L. var. angustifolia Ker Gawl., Ixia scillaris L. var. latifolia Ker Gawl., Ixia scillaris L. var. subundulata G.J.Lewis |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Northern Namaqualand to the Bokkeveld Escarpment, Cederberg Mountains and Olifants River Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandy soils on rocky outcrops and slopes. |
Population |
This subspecies is common throughout its range, and is particularly abundant after fire (Goldblatt and Manning 2012).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia scillaris L. subsp. latifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Ixia scillaris L. var. subundulata G.J.Lewis | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2012. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae:Crocoideae): 4. Revision of sect. Dichone. Bothalia 42(2):87-110.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Ixia scillaris L. subsp. latifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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