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Scientific Name | Lachenalia pusilla Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia petiolata Baker, Massonia undulata Thunb., Polyxena pusilla (Jacq.) Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/18 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan, H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | A very widespread species, but declining at many lowland sites due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. It is however not yet in danger of extinction and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species' distribution ranges from the Bokkeveld Escarpment to the Vredenburg Peninsula and southwards to Swellendam and the Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Its habitat varies and it can occur on low-lying sandy and gravelly flats or on rocky slopes, ridges, amongst boulders and in rock crevices. |
Threats |
| At least 50% of this species' habitat has already been lost, mainly due to agriculture and infrastructure development. Loss continues due to expanding crop cultivation, particularly within the Sandveld and on the Bokkeveld Escarpment. Many locations are also threatened by habitat loss to urban expansion and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Plants occur solitary or in small groups of larger colonies.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia undulata Masson ex Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia pusilla Jacq. | 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. & von Staden, L. 2019. Lachenalia pusilla Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/20 |
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