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Scientific Name | Ixia pavonia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & N.A. Helme |
Justification | Ixia pavonia is a highly localized species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 77 km². It is locally common after fire and is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Roggeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Plants grow on shallow, rocky clay soils on steep slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. Its specific habitat is unsuitable to crop cultivation and it is not sensitive to grazing. |
Population |
Ixia pavonia was recorded to be locally common after a fire on the farm Vondelingsfontein. It is quite likely more common than the two records indicate, as the vegetation in the area seldom burns.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia pavonia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | 2013.1 | | Ixia pavonia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | 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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. & Helme, N.A. 2016. Ixia pavonia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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