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Scientific Name | Moraea angulata Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Galaxia alata Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/25 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Less than 10 km² of suitable habitat remains. Probably extant at four severely fragmented subpopulations. It has suffered severe declines over the past century, we estimate that there has been a 90% decline over the past 20 years. All four remaining subpopulations are threatened by alien plant invasion and the associated drying up of seasonal wetlands. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Gordon's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Alluvium Renosterveld, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Wet sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea angulata Goldblatt | CR B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Galaxia alata Goldblatt | Endangered | 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.
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., Manning, J.C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Moraea angulata Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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