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Scientific Name | Moraea vigilans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, B. Mohamed & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted Drakensberg endemic known from a single peak. Its habitat is protected and it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, Sentinel Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Montane grassland, plants are locally common on moist, steep slopes where they occur in peaty soils in basalt outcrops. |
Threats |
| This species occurs within a protected area and is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea vigilans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. New species of Moraea (Iridaceae-Iridoideae) from southern Africa. Novon 10(1):14-21.
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 |
| von Staden, L., Mohamed, B. & Kamundi, D.A. 2013. Moraea vigilans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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