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Scientific Name | Ixia leucantha Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ixia candida Delile (invalidly published), Ixia patens Aiton var. leucantha (Jacq.) Ker Gawl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/06 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 238 km²), known from three locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss, degradation and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain between Elim and Baardskeerdersbos. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soils in Elim Ferricrete Fynbos. |
Threats |
| More than 70% of this species' habitat is already irreversibly modified as a result of agricultural expansion, and all known remaining locations are small remnants. These are becoming increasingly degraded due to inappropriate fire management and the spread of unmanaged alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia leucantha Jacq. | EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2016. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia L. (Iridaceae): 5. Synopsis of section Ixia, including five new species. South African Journal of Botany 104:175-198.
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Citation |
| Goldblatt, P. & von Staden, L. 2015. Ixia leucantha Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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