Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Hesperantha radiata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Near Threatened B2b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
Assessment Date
2023/06/12
Assessor(s)
N.N. Mhlongo, L. von Staden & T. Patel
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Savanna, Succulent Karoo
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2012. New species and subspecies of Babiana, Hesperantha, and Ixia (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) from southern Africa; range extensions and morphological and nomenclatural notes on Babiana and Geissorhiza. Bothalia 42(2):137-145.


Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Mhlongo, N.N., von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2023. Hesperantha radiata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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