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Scientific Name | Watsonia distans L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Watsonia pauciflora L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2007/01/31 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning, D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Historically known from nine locations, EOO 750 km². Eight of these have been lost over the past 150 years to crop cultivation, dam construction and afforestation. The remaining site, discovered in 1997, is on the top of the Stettynsberg where we estimate there are fewer than 250 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Franschhoek to Villiersdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Mountain marshes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Watsonia distans L.Bolus | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Watsonia distans L.Bolus | Extinct | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Watsonia pauciflora L.Bolus | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1989. The genus Watsonia. A systematic monograph. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 19:1-148. National Botanic Gardens, Cape Town.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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., Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Watsonia distans L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/20 |
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