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Scientific Name | Ixia alticola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/06 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range restricted habitat specialist. This species' habitat is well-protected and it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg Mountains, Sneeuberg and Middelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seeps and marshy ground along streams. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia alticola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | 2017.1 | | Ixia sp. nov. (P. Lane & M. Wheeler s.n. NBG) | Rare | 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 alticola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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