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Scientific Name | Lachenalia carnosa Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia ovatifolia L.Guthrie |
Common Names | Namakwa Pers Viooltjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & L. von Staden |
Justification | Lachenalia carnosa is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across Namaqualand, from Steinkopf to the southern Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs most often in gravelly clay or sandy soil on granite outcrops, more rarely on dunes or quartz flats in succulent karoo. |
Population |
This species is common in central and western Namaqualand, and in the Kamiesberg (Duncan 2012). Plants occur in large colonies.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia carnosa Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Duncan, G.D. & von Staden, L. 2019. Lachenalia carnosa Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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