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Scientific Name | Lachenalia hirta (Thunb.) Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia hirta (Thunb.) Thunb. var. exserta W.F.Barker |
Common Names | Viooltjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/17 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Lachenalia hirta is widespread 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 found in central to south-east Namaqualand, from Springbok to Calvinia, and further south to Kleinberg north of Cape Town. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Hantam Karoo, Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on rocky hillslopes, in deep sand and on dry clay flats. Mature fruits split open, and seeds are dispersed locally. Flowers are pollinated by honey bees. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to this species. |
Population |
The population is widespread, sometimes found scattered, solitary individuals or in small groups. There are no severe threats to the population, and therefore it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| L. hirta is similar to L. moniliformis, both species have longer bell-shaped, drooping flowers, but the latter has much shorter pedicels, stamens curved downwards, and rosulate, cylindrical linear leaves with peculiar bead-like thickenings. The outer tepals of species occurring in sandy soils varies in shades of light blue with greenish-yellow apices; and those growing in heavier clay soils have uniformly bluish-grey outer tepals. There is also a greenish-yellow form from Riebeek Kasteel, and a light yellow form from the Kamiesberg (Duncan 2012). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia hirta (Thunb.) Thunb. var. hirta | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia hirta (Thunb.) Thunb. var. exserta 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 hirta (Thunb.) Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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