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Scientific Name | Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/05/29 |
Assessor(s) | N.N. Mhlongo, L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species is scattered through the eastern, southern and tropical Africa, from north of Durban in KwaZulu Natal through the northern provinces of South Africa as far west as Rustenburg and Zeerust. It also occurs in Eswatini and Mozambique to Zambia and southern Tanzania. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in humus-rich soils in scrub, deciduous woodland or more rarely forest. It may occasionally occur along streams or in anthills. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
This species is widespread and abundant, with a stable population trend. It is found in more than 50 subpopulations. There are 20 herbaria collections of this species with dates ranging from 1895-2015 along with 155 recent observation records on iNaturalist.
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Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mhlongo, N.N., von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2023. Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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