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Scientific Name | Hesperantha brevicaulis (Baker) G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2023/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Burrows, M. Lötter, P.A. Manyama, D.A. Kamundi & T. Patel |
Justification | A habitat specialist, known from less than 10 sites, this species has no recorded threats. It is therefore listed nationally as Rare but qualifies for listing as Least Concern under the IUCN 3.1 categories. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Mpumalanga and Limpopo along the Eastern Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Barberton Montane Grassland |
Description | It occurs in damp moss between rock crevices on steep rocks and cliffs, around 1600 m. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
It is known from nine locations. It was recorded as locally common in 1969,and found in one small patch in 1994. Its most recent record in 2013 observed between 1-50 individuals in the Wolkberg Wilderness area. The population is inferred to be decreasing.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha brevicaulis (Baker) G.J.Lewis | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 2003. A synoptic review of the African genus Hesperantha (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 90(3):390-443.
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 |
| Burrows, J.E., Lötter, M., Manyama, P.A., Kamundi, D.A. & Patel, T. 2023. Hesperantha brevicaulis (Baker) G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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