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Scientific Name | Moraea contorta Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Gynandriris anomala Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, R.C. Turner & K. Naidoo |
Justification | A range-restricted species to the Roggeveld (EOO<500 km²), known from three sites. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Hantamsberg Mountain to Roggeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Stony clay flats and slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea contorta Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gynandriris anomala Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Goldblatt, P., Turner, R.C. & Naidoo, K. 2006. Moraea contorta Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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