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Scientific Name | Moraea vallisavium Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Pillay & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from two sites (EOO<400 km²). Only appears after fire and seems to be very rare. No threats are likely to be impacting this species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg to Kleinrivier and Langeberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone rocks, 500-1000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea vallisavium Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Moraea vallisavium Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.
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 |
| Pillay, D. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Moraea vallisavium Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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