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Scientific Name | Lachenalia whitehillensis W.F.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/14 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2406 km², an estimated 8-15 locations continue to decline due to habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Southern Roggeveld Escarpment near Sutherland to Matjiesfontein in the southern Great Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soils in riverbeds and on alluvial plains, sometimes in damp places among rocks in riverbeds. |
Threats |
| Some subpopulations have been lost to crop cultivation. Alluvial flats are sought after for crop cultivation in this arid part of the country, and there is ongoing, sporadic expansion of crop fields. |
Population |
Plants are solitary or occur in small groups. It is known from eight locations, but it is likely that more subpopulations exist as the majority of this species' habitat remains intact, and it has not yet been thoroughly explored.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Citation |
| Duncan, G.D. & Raimondo, D. 2016. Lachenalia whitehillensis W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2020/04/06 |
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