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Scientific Name | Lapeirousia simulans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/16 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO<2000 km², known from less than 10 locations. Declining due to tomato and vineyard expansion and heavy mineral sand mining (the deep red sands that this species occurs in are targeted for mining). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | South-western Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Strandveld, Namaqualand Spinescent Grassland, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos |
Description | Spiny grassland sandveld in red Aeolian sand. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lapeirousia simulans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lapeirousia simulans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1994. New taxa and revisions to the taxonomy of southern African Lapeirousia subgenus Lapeirousia (Iridaceae subfamily Ixioideae). Novon 4(4):339-346.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Lapeirousia simulans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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