Miniature Blue Squill

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Merwilla dracomontana (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) Speta
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
HYACINTHACEAE
Synonyms
Scilla dracomontana Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Common Names
Miniature Blue Squill (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/08/03
Assessor(s)
R.R. Klopper & J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Merwilla dracomontana (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) SpetaLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.


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.


Citation
Klopper, R.R. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Merwilla dracomontana (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) Speta. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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