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Scientific Name | Moraea minima Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Galaxia parva Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2006/12/07 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning, D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from one location that is heavily invaded by alien acacias, and overgrazed by livestock. It has not been collected recently (last collected in 1981) despite botanical survey work by a number of botanists being conducted in the area. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Clay flats in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea minima Goldblatt | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Galaxia parva Goldblatt | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C., Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Moraea minima Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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