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Scientific Name | Moraea lazulina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 1680 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Little Karoo between Barrydale, De Rust, and the northern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains south of Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone and limestone slopes. |
Population |
This species is known from only a few records within a limited area, but it has been recorded in a variety of different habitats, and is therefore probably overlooked, and more common than records suggest. None of the known subpopulations are currently threatened.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea lazulina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2013. Eight new species of Moraea (Iridaceae) from southern Africa with range extensions and morphological notes on the genus. Bothalia 43(2):153-165.
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Citation |
| van der Colff, D. & von Staden, L. 2015. Moraea lazulina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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