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Scientific Name | Hesperantha pilosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. bracteolata (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Hesperantha ciliolata Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | A range-restricted Cape endemic with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 14 949 km², this taxon is not threatened and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This taxon extends from the Bokkeveld Mountains northwest of Nieuwoudtville through the Roggeveld south into the Klein Roggeveld in Northern Cape and locally in the Voetpadsberg east of Touws River in Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in sandy, stony ground. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats directly affecting this taxon. However, some parts of its range near Nieuwoudtville have been irreversibly transformed by infrastructure development and agriculture. |
Population |
It is known from at least 20 subpopulations, and although the current population size is unknown, it is inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha ciliolata Goldblatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha ciliolata Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Pelargonium saxatile (Geraniaceae: Section Hoarea), a new species from the southwestern Cape, South Africa, and a key to the species of the P. dipetalum group. South African Journal of Botany 78:266-269.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2023. Hesperantha pilosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. bracteolata (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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