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Scientific Name | Bobartia gladiata (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. gladiata |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Biesie (a), Biesieroei (a), Biesiesroei (a), Blombiesie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/08/11 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. Potter & T. Patel |
Justification | This taxon has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 14 301 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 120 km². It is known from between 20 and 22 subpopulations and the population is believed to have a stable trend. Despite the loss of suitable habitat in parts of its range it does not yet qualify for any of the IUCN threat categories and is therefore listed as Least Concern (LC). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This taxon is restricted to the mountains in southwestern Western Cape province, South Africa, from Bain's Kloof to Hermanus. It is replaced by subspecies major in the southern Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on seasonally moist sandy flats, flowering best after fire. |
Threats |
| It has lost some suitable habitat in parts of its range to infrastructure development, mining and competition from alien invasive species. |
Population |
The population has a stable trend, and is known from between 20 and 22 locations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bobartia gladiata (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. gladiata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Bobartia gladiata (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. gladiata | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, 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 |
| Foden, W., Potter, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Bobartia gladiata (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. gladiata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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