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Scientific Name | Ferraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/19 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, localized (EOO <100 km²) species known from only a few collections, and potentially threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bitterfontein to Nuwerus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld |
Description | Gravel and rocky granitic slopes. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by overgrazing. This area is also extensively cultivated, but this is unlikely to impact on the rocky habitat of this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis | Rare | 2012.1 | | Ferraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ferraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
De Vos, M.P. 1979. The African genus Ferraria. Journal of South African Botany 45(3):295-375.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41(1):1-40.
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. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ferraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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