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Scientific Name | Ixia fucata Ker Gawl. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ixia fucata Ker Gawl. var. fucata |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted (EOO 350 km²) high altitude habitat specialist but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River, Keeromsberg and western Langeberg mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky upper sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia fucata Ker Gawl. var. fucata | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Ixia fucata Ker Gawl. var. fucata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
De Vos, M.P. 1999. Ixia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 7 Iridaceae Part 2: Ixioideae, Fascicle 1: Ixieae:3-87. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Ixia fucata Ker Gawl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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