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Scientific Name | Ornithogalum candicans (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne. |
Common Names | Common Berg Lily (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | It occurs from southern Mpumalanga to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg and Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland |
Description | Plants grow in damp hollows and slopes in montane grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1988. A revision of Galtonia (Liliaceae). Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 45:95-104.
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. and Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3):533-568.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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. 2017. Ornithogalum candicans (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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