Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Moraea barnardii L.Bolus
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C2a(ii)
Assessment Date
2006/11/25
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo, P. Goldblatt & R.C. Turner
Justification
Known from two severely fragmented subpopulations, with 10 plants in one subpopulation and 150 plants in the other. Declining due to crop cultivation, overgrazing and alien plant invasion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Caledon.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Greyton Shale Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos
Description
Coarse, stony gravels on sandstone-shale transitions.
Threats
Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects)
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Moraea barnardii L.BolusCR B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C2a(ii)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Moraea barnardii L.BolusVulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Moraea barnardii L.BolusRare Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. 1986. The Moraeas of Southern Africa: a systematic monograph of the genus in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Transkei, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 14:1-224. National Botanic Gardens in association with the Missouri Botanical Garden, USA, Cape Town.


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.


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.


Citation
Raimondo, D., Goldblatt, P. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Moraea barnardii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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