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Scientific Name | Ferraria macrochlamys (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. kamiesbergensis (M.P.de Vos) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ferraria kamiesbergensis M.P.de Vos |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/18 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning, N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread (EOO 6367 km²) and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Kamiesberg to Nuwerus and Loeriesfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandy flats in sandy soils derived from granite. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by overgrazing on the Kamiesberg. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| A taxonomic reassessment revealed this taxon to be more widespread than previously thought (Goldblatt and Manning 2011). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria kamiesbergensis M.P.de Vos | VU D2 | 2012.1 | | Ferraria kamiesbergensis M.P.de Vos | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ferraria kamiesbergensis M.P.de Vos | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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. 2004. New species of Ixia (Crocoideae) and Moraea (Iridoideae), and taxonomic notes on some other African Iridaceae. Novon 14(3):288-298.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41(1):1-40.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C., Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ferraria macrochlamys (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. kamiesbergensis (M.P.de Vos) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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