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Scientific Name | Moraea virgata Jacq. subsp. virgata |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet (in part), Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet subsp. virgata, Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet var. lata G.J.Lewis |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, K. Naidoo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namaqualand to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Granitic and clay soils. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea virgata Jacq. subsp. virgata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet subsp. karooica Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2004. New species of Ixia (Crocoideae) and Moraea (Iridoideae), and taxonomic notes on some other African Iridaceae. Novon 14(3):288-298.
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., Naidoo, K. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Moraea virgata Jacq. subsp. virgata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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