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Scientific Name | Hesperantha cucullata Klatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Hesperantha buhrii L.Bolus |
Common Names | Aandblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/05/25 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. Potter & T. Patel |
Justification | A South African endemic with a wide distribution range (extent of occurrence 29 817 km²), known from many locations with minimal threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is relatively widespread in the western Karoo in the Northern Cape. It extends from the Bokkeveld Mountains in the north to the Roggeveld and in the Tanqua and Doorn River basins, the northern Cederberg and Gifberg Mountains in Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in stony, sandy or clay ground. |
Threats |
| Its habitat continues to decline due to degradation by grazing livestock and competition from alien invasive species. However, these threats are not severe enough to be considered serious. |
Population |
The population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha cucullata Klatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha cucullata Klatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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