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Scientific Name | Moraea virgata Jacq. subsp. karooica (Goldblatt) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet (in part), Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet subsp. karooica Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/09/06 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning & K. Naidoo |
Justification | A Roggeveld Escarpment endemic (EOO 140 km²), known from two subpopulations and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Roggeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Moist sites, among large rocks near seepage zones. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea virgata Jacq. subsp. karooica (Goldblatt) Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet subsp. karooica Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1987. Systematics of the southern African genus Hexaglottis (Iridaceae-Iridoideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74(3):542-569.
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., Manning, J.C. & Naidoo, K. 2005. Moraea virgata Jacq. subsp. karooica (Goldblatt) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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