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Scientific Name | Lachenalia wrightii Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. var. wrightii Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Lachenalia wrightii is a widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from Elandsbaai to Cape Peninsula, with outliers at Bokkeveld and Cape Flats. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | It grows on sandy flats and granite outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. var. wrightii 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.
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Citation |
| Duncan, G.D. & Mtshali, H. 2019. Lachenalia wrightii Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/05 |
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