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Scientific Name | Moraea fuscomontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homeria fuscomontana Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/24 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, K. Naidoo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO<500 km²), known from four subpopulations. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartruggens Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes in fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea fuscomontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Homeria fuscomontana Goldblatt | 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.
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., Naidoo, K. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Moraea fuscomontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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