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Scientific Name | Babiana lineolata Klatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Babiana parviflora Brehmer ex Klatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A2c; B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 6522 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 120 km². It is a historically common species that is declining rapidly due to ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation. A population reduction of at least 30% is suspected over the past three generations (60 years), with at least 10% being lost due to farming for potatoes and rooibos tea in the past 20 years. It remains extant at between eight and ten locations and the population continues to decline as a result of habitat loss due to crop cultivation. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criteria A and B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and extends from the Cold Bokkeveld and southern Olifants River Valley to the Piketberg in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs mainly on seasonally wet sandy flats. |
Threats |
| This species has lost 50% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS) to crop cultivation, and rapid expansion of crop fields continue in the Sandveld north of Piketberg. |
Population |
Plants typically grow in dense colonies in suitable habitat (Goldblatt and Manning 2007). A population reduction of at least 30% is suspected due to habitat loss in the past three generations. This species is known from a large number of historical records, but recent observations are scarce. In the Olifants River Valley around Citrusdal it was last recorded in 1945, and it may be locally extinct in this area.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana lineolata Klatt | NT A2c; B1ab(iii) | 2020.1 | | Babiana lineolata 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. 2007. A revision of the southern African genus Babiana, Iridaceae, Crocoideae. Strelitzia 18:1-97. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. 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 |
| von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Babiana lineolata Klatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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