Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Romulea jugicola M.P.de Vos
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)
Assessment Date
2006/01/19
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO<7400 km², known from less than 10 locations. Declining due to crop cultivation. Large areas of renosterveld in the Little Karoo have been ploughed since 1996.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Kammanassie and Outeniqua Mountains to Potberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket
Description
Stony foothills on clay soils in renosterveld.
Threats
Habitat loss
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Romulea jugicola M.P.de VosVU B1ab(ii,iii,v)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Romulea jugicola M.P.de VosVulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Romulea jugicola M.P.de VosIndeterminate Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Romulea jugicola M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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