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Scientific Name | Moraea pseudospicata Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 1531 km²), but locally common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment to Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky clay flats and low hills. |
Threats |
| Parts of this species' habitat are cultivated, however, the area is only marginally suited to crop cultivation, and further expansion is rare and sporadic, and unlikely to severely threaten the survival of this species. Less than 5% of its habitat is currently irreversibly modified, mostly around Nieuwoudtville. |
Population |
This species was previously thought to be rare, but turned out to be merely under-collected, as it flowers well outside of the peak spring flowering season, and flowers are only open for a very short period in the late afternoon (Goldblatt and Manning 2009). Its known range is still very limited, but it is very common within this area, and may still be found over a much wider area.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea pseudospicata Goldblatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1986. The Moraeas of Southern Africa: a systematic monograph of the genus in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Transkei, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 14:1-224. National Botanic Gardens in association with the Missouri Botanical Garden, USA, Cape Town.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2009. New species of Moraea (Iridaceae: Iridoideae), with range extensions and miscellaneous notes for southern African species. Bothalia 39(1):1-10.
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. 2014. Moraea pseudospicata Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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