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Scientific Name | Moraea tortilis Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Uintjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, K. Naidoo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Widespread, is known from more than 10 locations and is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Richtersveld to Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Gravel and quartzite slopes and flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea tortilis Goldblatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Moraea tortilis Goldblatt | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Goldblatt, P., Naidoo, K. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Moraea tortilis Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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