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Scientific Name | Ferraria foliosa G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 7268 km², between 10 and 20 locations are declining due to diamond and heavy metal mining activities in the northern parts of its range and by coastal development and expanding crop cultivation, especially the centre-point pivot irrigation schemes, in the south. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Hondeklipbaai to Velddrif. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Cape Seashore Vegetation, Namaqualand Seashore Vegetation |
Description | Coastal sand dunes close to the seashore. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to diamond and heavy metal mining activities in the northern parts of its range and by expanding agriculture, especially the centre-point pivot irrigation schemes, and coastal development in the south. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria foliosa G.J.Lewis | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ferraria foliosa G.J.Lewis | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Ferraria foliosa G.J.Lewis | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
De Vos, M.P. 1979. The African genus Ferraria. Journal of South African Botany 45(3):295-375.
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ferraria foliosa G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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