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Scientific Name | Moraea serratostyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homeria serratostyla Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A localized species (EOO 129 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Central mountains of the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland |
Description | Coarse, shallow sand derived from granite. |
Threats |
| Grazing pressure within the known range of this species is currently low, but may increase in future as rangelands on lower slopes closer to settlements are becoming increasingly degraded. This species is however unpalatable to livestock and somewhat resilient to disturbance, and is unlikely to be affected by grazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea serratostyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt | Rare | 2015.1 | | Moraea serratostyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Homeria serratostyla Goldblatt | Not Threatened | 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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2015. Moraea serratostyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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