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Scientific Name | Lachenalia concordiana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Lachenalia concordiana is a widespread, but rare and poorly known species. It is suspected to be overlooked, and is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across Namaqualand, from Steinkopf to the Hantam escarpment near Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo, Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Bushmanland Sandy Grassland |
Description | It occurs in red sandy soils on flats and in dry river beds. |
Population |
This species is known from only a few, widely scattered subpopulations. It is rare, but the population 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 concordiana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia concordiana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 1988. Lachenalia handbook. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden 17:1-71.
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. Unpublished. Succulent Karoo Red Data List (version 1997 - in preparation). SANBI.
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. & Mtshali, H. 2019. Lachenalia concordiana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/08 |
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