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Scientific Name | Babiana patula N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Babiana patula occurs over a wide range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 26 417 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 556 km². It is known from over 20 large subpopulations. Agriculture, urban expansion and alien plant invasion have caused a loss of over 40% of its habitat, however this loss has taken place over the past 80 years, much longer than three generations (generation length less than five years). While habitat loss is ongoing. It still qualifies for listing as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from near Wolseley in the Breede River Valley to Albertinia in the Western Cape. It is also found in the Little Karoo near Montagu. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on clay or stony flats and lower slopes. |
Threats |
| This renosterveld species has lost more than 40% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). The loss has been through agriculture, urbanization, and alien invasions over the past 80 years, a period longer than three generations for this species. |
Population |
It has a population of least 10 000 individuals. The population trend is declining as a result of continuing slow habitat loss, there are however still a fair number of large safe subpopulations.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| This species is conserved in Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve and Bontebok National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana patula N.E.Br. | Declining | 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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2021. Babiana patula N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/19 |
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