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Scientific Name | Ixia sobolifera Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. albiflora Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/08/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread, but rare habitat specialist of ecotonal areas. It is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Little Karoo between Montagu, Prince Albert and Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Moist, lower south-facing shale slopes. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation in places, but most records are from undisturbed areas. |
Population |
This subspecies is known from only a few, widely scattered records, but it is quite likely overlooked due to confusion with I. rapunculoides. It occurs in a variety of transitional habitats and the extent of habitat loss is difficult to estimate. More surveys are needed to better estimate the size and extent of the population.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia sobolifera Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. albiflora Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2008. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae). 1. The I. rapunculoides complex. Bothalia 38(1):1-22.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Ixia sobolifera Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. albiflora Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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