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Scientific Name | Watsonia fergusoniae L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/17 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning, K. Naidoo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO 2498 km², known from less than 10 locations. Declining due to crop cultivation and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain to Gourits River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Shallow pockets of sandy soil between limestone boulders. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Watsonia fergusoniae L.Bolus | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Watsonia fergusoniae L.Bolus | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Watsonia fergusoniae L.Bolus | Indeterminate | 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., Naidoo, K. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Watsonia fergusoniae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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