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Scientific Name | Lachenalia violacea Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Common Names | Viooltjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/28 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Lachenalia violacea is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to Western and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa, where it occurs from Namaqualand to the Roggeveld and Karoopoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo, Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Southern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Blomveld, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld, Lower Gariep Broken Veld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | The habitat is very variable, usually it occurs in rocky places. |
Population |
Plants occur as individuals, in small groups or in large colonies. As there are no severe threats to this species, 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 violacea Jacq. var. violacea | 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 violacea Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/22 |
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