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Scientific Name | Babiana scariosa G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/05 |
Assessor(s) | T. Patel |
Justification | This Cape endemic has a wide distribution range with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 23 939 km² and is not currently threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Babiana scariosa is endemic to South Africa, and extends from the Bokkeveld Mountains and Roggeveld Escarpment in the Northern Cape, to the Hex River Mountains, and western Little Karoo near Montagu and the Touwsberg in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on dry sandstone or clay slopes, in arid fynbos or karroid scrub. |
Threats |
| Locations in the north of the range near Nieuwoudtville may have been affected by loss of habitat in the past due to agriculture. However, this species does not face any serious threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana scariosa G.J.Lewis | 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.
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 |
| Patel, T. 2021. Babiana scariosa G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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