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Scientific Name | Watsonia amabilis Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/17 |
Assessor(s) | C. Dorse, D. Gibbs, R. Koopman & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Due to rampant urban and agricultural development this species was suspected to be extinct. However it was recently rediscovered on a farm near Stellenbosch. There is one other location in the Bottelary Hills where this species may be extant even though it was last seen here in 1973. EOO 20 km², AOO less than 2 km², extant as severely fragmented subpopulations, this species continues to decline due to invasive alien plants and a deleterious fire regime. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Paarl to Sir Lowry's Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Granite-derived, gritty clay in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Intrinsic Factors, Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Watsonia amabilis Goldblatt | CR B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Dorse, C., Gibbs, D., Koopman, R. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Watsonia amabilis Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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