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Scientific Name | Moraea decipiens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species (EOO 6 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Shallow pockets of soil on stony sandstone slopes at middle elevations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea decipiens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2012. Systematics of the hypervariable Moraea tripetala complex (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) of the southern African winter rainfall zone. Bothalia 42(2):111-135.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Moraea decipiens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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