| Scientific Name | Lachenalia peersii Marloth ex W.F.Barker | Higher Classification | Monocotyledons | Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Assessment Date | 2019/11/14 | Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & D. Raimondo | Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 376 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 92 km² and is known from less than ten locations. It is still quite common in the vicinity of Hermanus, but its habitat is rapidly being lost throughout its range as a result of expansion of coastal housing developments. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Western Cape | Range | This species' range extends from Cape Hangklip to Hermanus. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos | Description | It occurs in full sun in fynbos amongst rocks or on forest verges a few meters from the high water mark in acid sandy soil on acid sandstone. |
Threats | | Rapid expansion of coastal developments is impacting the habitat throughout the range of this species. |
Population | Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia peersii Marloth ex W.F.Barker | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Duncan, G. 2003. Lachenalia peersii. Curtis Botanical Magazine 20(4):202-207.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2019. Lachenalia peersii Marloth ex W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/17 |
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