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Scientific Name | Moraea collina Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homeria breyniana in sense of G.J.Lewis, not of (L.) G.J.Lewis (misapplied name), Homeria collina (Thunb.) Salisb. |
Common Names | Aasuintjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO 3400 km², although some habitat has been lost to urban development and crop cultivation this species occurs at more than 20 locations and is locally common where its habitat remains. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bain's Kloof to Caledon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Lower mountain slopes and flats on sand or clay. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea collina Thunb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Moraea collina Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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