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Scientific Name | Ixia pumilio Goldblatt & Snijman |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/01 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning & L. von Staden |
Justification | Plants at two known locations (EOO and AOO <10 km²) continue to decline due to habitat degradation, competition from alien invasive plants and expanding vineyards. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Breede River Valley south of Worcester. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Deep alluvial sands on riverbanks. |
Threats |
| The two known localities for this species, on adjacent farms on the banks of the Breede River, are both small fragments surrounded by vineyards, and one is severely degraded and overrun with alien invasive plants. It occurs on privately owned land where it is threatened by ongoing agricultural expansion. |
Population |
This species was first discovered in 1983, and to date remains only known from a single subpopulation. Some population estimates indicated that there are less than 200 plants, however, it was also reported to be locally abundant in 1984-5. Since then, the site has been increasingly degraded. The species was recorded in the same area again in 2012, but surveys are needed to determine the extent and size of the population.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia pumilio Goldblatt & Snijman | VU D2 | 2012.1 | | Ixia pumilio Goldblatt & Snijman | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ixia pumilio Goldblatt & Snijman | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 1985. New species and notes on the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae). South African Journal of Botany 51:66-70.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ixia pumilio Goldblatt & Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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