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Scientific Name | Ferraria variabilis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ferraria antherosa Ker Gawl., Ferraria divaricata in sense of M.P.de Vos (1979), not of Sweet (misapplied name), Ferraria divaricata in sense of M.P.de Vos, not of Sweet (misapplied name) subsp. australis M.P.de Vos |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia and western South Africa from Namaqualand to Griekwastad and southwards through the Great Karoo and Tanqua Karoo to Worcester and the Little Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Shale flats, granite outcrops and deep sands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria variabilis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2008. Ferraria variabilis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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