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Scientific Name | Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker subsp. eburnea G.D.Duncan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & G.D. Duncan |
Justification | A rare and localized subspecies, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Western Bushmanland, near Gamoep. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bushmanland Arid Grassland |
Description | Flats with deep red sand. |
Threats |
| There are no threats to this subspecies (Duncan 2012). |
Population |
This subspecies is currently known from a single collection, where plants were found growing singly or in small clumps (Duncan 2012). The collection is from a remote and botanically very poorly explored area, and it is likely that other subpopulations exist.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker subsp. eburnea G.D.Duncan | Rare | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Duncan, G.D. 2014. Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker subsp. eburnea G.D.Duncan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/20 |
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