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Scientific Name | Crocosmia pearsei Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, C.R. Scott-Shaw & P. Goldblatt |
Justification | Drakensberg endemic restricted to a specialized habitat at high altitudes. Not threatened as most subpopulations occur within protected areas. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Cathedral Peak and Mont-aux-Sources. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Subalpine grassland, occurring in moist places often at the base of basalt rock faces, 2200-3000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crocosmia pearsei Oberm. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crocosmia pearsei Oberm. | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Crocosmia pearsei Oberm. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Victor, J.E., Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Goldblatt, P. 2009. Crocosmia pearsei Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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