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Scientific Name | Lapeirousia spinosa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Lapeirousia divaricata Baker var. spinosa Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/21 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A widespread and fairly common species. It is threatened by overgrazing and mining in the Richtersveld, but not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandy flats in light but fine grained soil, sometimes in quartzite pebble patches. |
Threats |
| Mining and overgrazing and trampling by livestock are threats to some of the subpopulations in the Richtersveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lapeirousia spinosa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lapeirousia spinosa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1972. A revision of the genera Lapeirousia Pourret and Anomatheca Ker in the winter rainfall region of South Africa. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 4:1-111.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2015. Lapeirousia spinosa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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