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Scientific Name | Gladiolus aquamontanus Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from a restricted range (EOO <350 km²) from two locations. Potentially threatened by groundwater extraction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg Mountains, on the Blesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Perennial mountain streams and on wet cliffs. |
Threats |
Potentially threatened by groundwater extraction. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Gladiolus aquamontanus Goldblatt | VU D2 | 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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Gladiolus aquamontanus Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/11/05 |