Groottulp

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
Synonyms
Homeria bicolor (Baker) Klatt, Homeria breyniana in sense of G.J.Lewis var. aurantiaca in sense of G.J.Lewis, not of (Zuccagni) G.J.Lewis (misapplied name), Homeria flaccida Sweet
Common Names
Groottulp (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/06/30
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Justification
Widespread, locally abundant, and not declining.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Bokkeveld Mountains to Caledon.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Wet sandstone and granitic soils.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud.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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22

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