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Scientific Name | Moraea rivulicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread (EOO 10 270 km²), but rare and localized habitat specialist. It is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Richtersveld to Bitterfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Anenous Plateau Shrubland, Kosiesberg Succulent Shrubland, Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Rocky granitic slopes near seasonal streams. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea rivulicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1995. New species of southern African Moraea (Iridaceae-Iridoideae), and the reduction of Rheome. Novon 5(3):262-269.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2002. Notes and new species of Moraea (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) from the southern African winter-rainfall zone. Novon 12:352-356.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Moraea rivulicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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