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Scientific Name | Lachenalia nervosa Ker Gawl. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia bowieana Baker, Lachenalia fragrans Andrews, Lachenalia latifolia Tratt. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/11 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2900 km², known from clay flats and low slopes. Possibly still extant at four of its known historical locations. There is a continuing decline due to alien plant invasion and cultivation for pasture and wheat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swellendam to Bredasdorp and eastwards to George. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally damp sandy clay flats and on east- and south-facing shale slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia nervosa Ker Gawl. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2019. Lachenalia nervosa Ker Gawl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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