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Scientific Name | Hesperantha alborosea Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, D. Pillay & T. Patel |
Justification | This species is known from two collections in a restricted range. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 66 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is not threatened, and is listed globally as Least Concern. Nationally, it is listed as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the southern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg at Upper Polela Cave and Sani Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | It occurs in Drakensberg alpine tundra, in damp sedge mats in streamlines, rock-flushes and wet gravely areas. |
Threats |
| There are no apparent threats to this species, and it has not lost any habitat. |
Population |
It is known from two subpopulations in the KwaZulu-Natal. The population is inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha alborosea Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha alborosea Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Hesperantha alborosea Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1986. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: XIII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 43(3):345-405.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., Pillay, D. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha alborosea Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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