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Scientific Name | Gladiolus symonsii F.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & H. Mtshali |
Justification | EOO 776 km², known from six subpopulations, all at high altitudes within protected areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Drakensberg, from Bushman's Nek to Giant's Castle. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Rocky sandstone or basalt in montane and subalpine grassland, on cliffs and steep grassy slopes, 1900-3000 m. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well protected and it is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus symonsii F.Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus symonsii F.Bolus | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Gladiolus symonsii F.Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Gladiolus symonsii F.Bolus | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Mtshali, H. 2015. Gladiolus symonsii F.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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