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Scientific Name | Ixia dolichosiphon Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, localized species, last recorded in 1993. Known from a single location, and potentially threatened by habitat loss to expanding vineyards. It is likely to be overlooked in surveys as it only flowers after fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Valley, lower southern slopes of the Keeromsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Fynbos |
Description | Stony lower south and southwest-facing sandy slopes. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss to vineyard expansion. |
Population |
This species only flowers after fire, and was last seen in 1993. It is currently known from a single farm, but possibly also occurs in similar habitat elsewhere along the foot of the Keeromsberg.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia dolichosiphon Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | VU D2 | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae). 3. Sections Hyalis and Morphixia. Bothalia 41(1):83-134.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Ixia dolichosiphon Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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