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Scientific Name | Watsonia vanderspuyiae L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Bergsuurkanol (a), Suurkanol (a), Suursteel (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Watsonia vanderspuyiae has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 7449 km². It is a fairly common species, and has no severe threats, and is therefore not in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs from the southern Bokkeveld Escarpment and Matsikamma Mountains to Piketberg and the Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Nardouw Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos, Fynbos Riparian Vegetation |
Description | It occurs on rocky sandstone slopes in fynbos, where plants are found wedged in cracks and crevices among rocks. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Watsonia vanderspuyiae. |
Population |
This is a fairly common species, but seldom collected (Goldblatt 1989). It flowers infrequently, and generally only after fires.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Watsonia vanderspuyiae L.Bolus | Least Concern | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Watsonia vanderspuyiae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/01 |
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