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Scientific Name | Micranthus thereianthoides Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized species known from two locations and potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Paardeberg south of Malmesbury. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Wedged among granite rocks along streams on mid to upper slopes. |
Threats |
| Alien invasive plants are present on parts of the Paardeberg, and spread easily along watercourses and drainage lines if left unmanaged. |
Population |
This species is plentiful along several streams on the Paardeberg Mountain.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Micranthus thereianthoides Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | VU D2 | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. and Gereau, R.E. 2013. The Cape genus Micranthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), nomenclature and taxonomy. Bothalia 43(2):127-144.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Micranthus thereianthoides Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/23 |
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