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Scientific Name | Moraea graminicola Oberm. subsp. graminicola |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Butterfly Iris (e), Natal Lily (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened A2c; B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/10 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, I.M. Johnson, L. von Staden & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 9500 km², remaining at 10-20 locations. This subspecies has lost 31% of its habitat across its range since the 1950s, but only about 20% (mainly to forestry plantations) within the last 30-40 years, which corresponds to less than three generations (generation length estimated to be 10-15 years). Habitat loss due to forestry and small-scale farming is continuing. Subpopulations are not severely fragmented. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and Ngome. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Moist slopes and flats in open mistbelt grasslands, 900-1500 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea graminicola Oberm. subsp. graminicola | NT A2c; B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Moraea graminicola Oberm. subsp. graminicola | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1986. The Moraeas of Southern Africa: a systematic monograph of the genus in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Transkei, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 14:1-224. National Botanic Gardens in association with the Missouri Botanical Garden, USA, Cape Town.
Marwick, C.W. 1973. KwaMahlati: The story of forestry in Zululand. Bulletin 49. The Department of Forestry, 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., Johnson, I.M., von Staden, L. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Moraea graminicola Oberm. subsp. graminicola. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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