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Scientific Name | Moraea versicolor (Salisb. ex Klatt) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Galaxia versicolor Salisb. ex Klatt |
Common Names | Midday Clockflower (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | R. Koopman & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 7400 km², known from 11-20 severely fragmented subpopulations. It has lost over 80% of its habitat to urban expansion and crop cultivation, losses due to these factors and alien plant invasion are ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Cape Peninsula and Houwhoek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Clay and granite flats and slopes, often in seasonally damp depressions, below 300 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea versicolor (Salisb. ex Klatt) Goldblatt | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 |
| Koopman, R. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Moraea versicolor (Salisb. ex Klatt) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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