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Scientific Name | Lachenalia variegata W.F.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/28 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Lachenalia variegata is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution. Although threatened by habitat degradation in some parts of its range, it is still fairly common, and unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Western Cape Province of South Africa, occurring from Clanwilliam to Cape Peninsula, and east of Gansbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | It is mainly found in coastal areas in deep sand, flats and hillslopes. |
Population |
This species is fairly common throughout its range, and it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia variegata W.F.Barker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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 |
| Duncan, G.D. & Mtshali, H. 2019. Lachenalia variegata W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21 |
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