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Scientific Name | Ferraria glutinosa (Baker) Rendle |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ferraria bechuanica Baker, Ferraria randii (Rendle) Rendle, Ferraria viscaria Schinz, Moraea glutinosa Baker, Moraea malangensis Baker, Moraea randii Rendle |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Rare in South Africa, but not threatened. Widespread and common north of South Africa. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Widespread across Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, with isolated records from Angola, Malawi and northern South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Sandy ground, rarely in rocky places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria glutinosa (Baker) Rendle | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 glutinosa (Baker) Rendle. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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