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Scientific Name | Ferraria ferrariola (Jacq.) Willd. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ferraria longa Barnes, Ferraria viridiflora Andrews, Moraea ferrariola Jacq. |
Common Names | Spinnekopblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Richtersveld to Clanwilliam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky granite or sandstone slopes, or sandy soil near rocky outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria ferrariola (Jacq.) Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41(1):1-40.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Ferraria ferrariola (Jacq.) Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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