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Scientific Name | Moraea pendula (Goldblatt) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homeria pendula Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & A. le Roux |
Justification | Endemic to the Kamiesberg (EOO and AOO <300 km²), five to 10 locations continue to decline due to habitat loss to crop cultivation but also to infrastructure development around Leliefontein. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Blomveld |
Description | Grows in seasonally wet areas along streams. |
Threats |
| At least 30% of this species' habitat has been lost to crop cultivation, or degraded due to damming and infrastructure development in the past 70 years. Remaining subpopulations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss as well as overgrazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea pendula (Goldblatt) Goldblatt | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Homeria pendula Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & le Roux, A. 2009. Moraea pendula (Goldblatt) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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