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Scientific Name | Aristea bracteata Pers. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Aristea caerulea (Thunb.) Vahl, Aristea caerulea (Thunb.) Vahl var. elongata Weim., Aristea caerulea (Thunb.) Vahl var. robusta Weim., Aristea coerulea (Thunb.) Vahl, Aristea monticola Goldblatt, Moraea caerulea Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/09 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This montane species has a restricted distribution to the western half of the Western Cape, where it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is restricted to the mountain slopes of the Western Cape Province, where it occurs from Olifants River and Cederberg to the Piketberg, through to Du Toits Kloof and Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on stony sandstone slopes, at 300-1000 m. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. Its habitat is in remote mountainous areas that are mostly formally protected. However the low-lying areas are likely to be threatened by agricultural expansion. |
Population |
No quantitative population data is available for this species. However, during field surveys it was noted as common in suitable habitat, which happens to be usually rather inaccessible. Population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aristea bracteata Pers. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2021. Aristea bracteata Pers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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