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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza delicatula Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/08/20 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & T. Patel |
Justification | This montane species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 11 730 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 44 km². It exists as scattered subpopulations in montane habitats where it faces no threats, thus qualifying for listing as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is local in the mountains of southern Western Cape, South Africa, occurring from Jonaskop in the west to Swartberg Pass in the east. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It grows on stony ground in sheltered places in montane sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
The population has a stable trend, and is known from more than 10 subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza delicatula Goldblatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1985. Systematics of the southern African genus Geissorhiza (Iridaceae-Ixioideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 72(2):277-447.
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. 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. & Patel, T. 2021. Geissorhiza delicatula Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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